Proverbs 4:16:2Prov.4.16.W2TAB
לֹ֣א
lo
“not”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
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
- clause
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u
- sentence
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM im-LO yakh-shi-LU
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʼ} negates the Qal imperfect yishnu {יִשְׁנוּ | yišnû} ‘they sleep’, establishing general restlessness.
In context — Proverbs 4:16
They do not sleep unless they do evil, and their sleep is stolen unless they cause someone to stumble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:16, 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.4.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.16.W2.S1) and character.