Proverbs 30:25:3Prov.30.25.W3TAB
לֹא־עָ֑ז
loaz
“not strong”
- Transliteration
- LO-aZ
- Extended
- LOH-aaz
- IPA
- /loː.ˈʕaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- not strong
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-aZ
- clause
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ
- sentence
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} combines with the adjective ʿāz {עָז | ʿāz} ‘strong’ to form a contrastive clause.
In context — Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their bread in the summer .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:25, so the Hebrew word לֹא־עָ֑ז (loaz) 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.30.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.25.W3.S1) and character.