Proverbs 6:35:1Prov.6.35.W1TAB
לֹא־יִ֭שָּׂא
loyissa
“he will not lift up”
- Transliteration
- lo-YIS-sa
- Extended
- loh-YIS-saa
- IPA
- /loː.jisˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will not lift up
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-YIS-sa
- clause
lo-YIS-sa pe-NE khol-KO-fer
- sentence
lo-YIS-sa pe-NE khol-KO-fer ve-lo-YO-ve KI tar-BE-SHO-akhad
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’, establishing a parallel double refusal.
The idiom yissa penei {יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי | yi-sāʾ pə-nê} ‘lift up the face’ conveys granting favor and here underscores steadfast denial.
Root and etymology
n-ś-ʾnun–shin–aleph
“to lift up”
In context — Proverbs 6:35
He will not show regard for any ransom , nor will he be willing even if you offer many gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:35, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יִ֭שָּׂא (loyissa) 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.6.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.35.W1.S1) and character.