Proverbs 30:21:7Prov.30.21.W7TAB
לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל
lotukhal
“not she can”
- Transliteration
- LO-tu-KHAL
- Extended
- LOH-too-KHAHL
- IPA
- /loː.tuːˈxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- not she can
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
LO-tu-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
- clause
ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
- sentence
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
Exegesis
The negated modal construction lo tukhal {לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל | lōʾ tû-kal} ‘cannot’ plus infinitive se'et {שְׂאֵֽת | se-’ēt} ‘to bear’ forms a result clause denoting inability. This chiastic parallelism and numeric structuring heighten the poetic impact and underscore the earth’s vulnerability while the English translations mirror the causal phrasing and balanced syntax for clarity.
In context — Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four she cannot bear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 30:21, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל (lotukhal) 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.30.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.21.W7.S1) and character.