Proverbs 27:24:2Prov.27.24.W2TAB

לֹ֣א

lo

not

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
not

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. clause

    KI LO le-o-LAM KHO-sen

  3. sentence

    KI LO le-o-LAM KHO-sen ve-im-NE-zer le-DOR DOR va-DOR

Exegesis

The negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ combined with the temporal phrase leolam {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿôlām} ‘forever’ limits the duration of hosen {חֹסֶן | ḥōsen} ‘wealth.’

In contextProverbs 27:24

For riches are not forever, and does a crown endure to every generation?

About this coordinate

Proverbs 27:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:24, 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.27.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.24.W2.S1) and character.