Proverbs 24:7:5Prov.24.7.W5TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO yif-Takh-PI-hu
- clause
ba-SHA-ar LO yif-Takh-PI-hu
- sentence
ra-MOT le-e-VIL kha-khe-MOT ba-SHA-ar LO yif-Takh-PI-hu
Exegesis
The negated imperfect clause lo yiftach pihu {לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ | lōʾ yi(p)-taḥ pî-hû} combines the negative particle lo with the verb and construct object to express inability or prohibition. The parallelism contrasts the abstract image of inaccessible wisdom with the concrete silence of the fool in the communal setting.
Root and etymology
א-ו-ל
“foolish”
In context — Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; at the gate he does not open his mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 24:7, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א (lo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.24.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.7.W5.S1) and character.