Proverbs 28:21:2Prov.28.21.W2TAB
לֹא־ט֑וֹב
lotov
“not good”
- Transliteration
- LO-tov
- Extended
- LOH-tohv
- IPA
- /loːˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- not good
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-tov
- clause
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov
- sentence
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
Exegesis
The negator lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the predicate adjective tov {טוֹב | ṭôḇ}, yielding an emphatic negative statement.
Root and etymology
ט־ו־ב
“good”
In context — Proverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 28:21, so the Hebrew word לֹא־ט֑וֹב (lotov) 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.28.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.21.W2.S1) and character.