בְל֛וֹ
𐤁𐤋𐤅
bᵉlôw
custom
A tax or tribute, particularly one levied by a ruling power and paid by vassals or subject peoples, often referring to compulsory dues or assessments imposed on commodities, typically agricultural produce or goods, designated for government or imperial authorities. In its specific usage within Aramaic biblical texts, it refers to a form of excise or imposed duty rather than voluntary offering.
Ezra 4:20 · Word #11
Lexicon H1093
| Lemma | בְּלוֹ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤋𐤅 |
| Transliteration | bᵉlôw |
| Strong's | H1093 |
| Definition | A tax or tribute, particularly one levied by a ruling power and paid by vassals or subject peoples, often referring to compulsory dues or assessments imposed on commodities, typically agricultural produce or goods, designated for government or imperial authorities. In its specific usage within Aramaic biblical texts, it refers to a form of excise or imposed duty rather than voluntary offering. |
Morphology ANcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | custom |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1093-01
and not
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ prefixed to the negative particle לֹא; simple absolute negator with no verbal stem or inflection. |
| Rendering Rationale | The base particle לֹא expresses absolute negation (‘not’), and the prefixed conjunction וְ adds the coordinating sense ‘and.’ The rendering preserves both the conjunction and the simple, unqualified negation inherent in the particle. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and custom
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Corrected P1 from 'and not' (which is a misrendering, probably confusing with the Hebrew 'lo') to 'and custom,' which accurately reflects the Aramaic term for a type of tax/duty per the silex_definition. |
| P1 Flag | wrong root/Strong's |