Psalm 14:4:1Ps.14.4.W1TAB
הֲלֹ֥א
halo
“have they not”
- Transliteration
- ha-LO
- Extended
- hah-LOH
- IPA
- /hăˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have they not
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO ya-DE-u
- clause
ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE
- sentence
ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative-negative hă-lō {הֲלֹא | hă-lō} ‘have not,’ posing a rhetorical question.
In context — Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 14:4, so the Hebrew word הֲלֹ֥א (halo) 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 Ps.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.4.W1.S1) and character.