Proverbs 30:12:5Prov.30.12.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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ru-KHATS
- clause
u-mits-tso-a-TO LO ru-KHATS
- sentence
DOR ta-HOR be-e-NAV u-mits-tso-a-TO LO ru-KHATS
Exegesis
The conjunction u-mitz’ato {וּמִצֹּאָת֗וֹ | ū-miṣ·ʾō·ṯā-wô} ‘and from his filth’ employs the preposition plus noun construct to indicate the source of defilement, and lo rukhatz {לֹא רֻחָץ | lōʾ rū-ḥāṣ} ‘has not been washed’ is a qal passive participle expressing an unresolved state of impurity. The juxtaposition of self-perceived innocence with the reality of unremoved defilement is emphasized by parallel structure and chiasmic contrast.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Kaf, Lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet it has not been washed from its filth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:12, 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.30.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.12.W5.S1) and character.