Proverbs 27:1:5Prov.27.1.W5TAB
לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע
loteda
“you do not know”
- Transliteration
- LO-te-DA
- Extended
- LOH-teh-DAA
- IPA
- /loː.teːˈdaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you do not know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-te-DA
- phraseyour reading level
KI LO-te-DA
- clause
KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM
- sentence
AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause in which lo {לֹא־ | lō-} ‘not’ negates the Qal imperfect teida {תֵ֝דַע | tē-ḏáʿ} ‘you know’.
In context — Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:1, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע (loteda) 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.27.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.1.W5.S1) and character.