Proverbs 8:11:5Prov.8.11.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 yish-ve-VU-va
- clause
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
- sentence
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
Exegesis
The negative particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ precedes the Qal imperfect yiš‐wû {יִשְׁווּ | yiš‐wû} ‘are equal’, and the suffix bāh {בָּהּ | bāh} ‘with her’ refers back to wisdom. By framing two parallel comparative statements, the Hebrew structure intensifies wisdom’s supreme value. The English rendition shifts to an SVO pattern for clarity while preserving the comparative and negated copular constructions and the feminine personification of wisdom.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–aleph
“to fill, make full”
In context — Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies , and all desirable things cannot be compared with her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:11, 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.8.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.11.W5.S1) and character.