Proverbs 3:15:6Prov.3.15.W6TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO yi-she-VU-VAH
- clause
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
- sentence
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
Exegesis
The negative imperfect lōʼ yiš-wū {לֹא יִשְׁווּ | lōʼ yiš-wū} ‘they cannot compare’, and the suffix bāh {בָּהּ | bāh} ‘with her’ completes the clause. Hebrew syntax positions the negated verb phrase at the end for emphatic force. In translation, maintaining the predicate nominal order and comparative structure preserves rhetorical emphasis, while rendering the imperfect as “cannot” communicates the enduring nature of the comparison.
Root and etymology
m-l-’mem–lamed–aleph
“to fill, be full”
In context — Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than pearls , and all your desires cannot equal her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 3:15, 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.3.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.15.W6.S1) and character.