בְּ/לֹ֣א

𐤁/𐤋𐤀

belo

without

or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

H3808

Proverbs 13:23 · Word #7

Lexicon H3808

Lemmaלֹא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤀
Transliterationlôʼ
Strong'sH3808
In-contextwithout

Morphology HR/Tn All morphology codes

Part of Speech T — Particle — Function word
Subtype n — Negative — Negative particle

SIBI-P1 H3808-01

in-not

Rootבל (b-l)
Core Meaningsnot, negation, absence, without
Semantic Rangenot, no, without, before (in time), except, nay, neither; contextually: absence, denial, exclusion, prevention
Conceptual SignificanceAs the primary negation particle, it underscores God's sovereign 'no' to sin, idolatry, and human autonomy (e.g., 'You shall not...' in commandments), emphasizing divine boundaries, truth against falsehood, and the impossibility of covenant violation.
Morphological NotesHR/Tn: Hebrew adverbial particle (tonic form of לֹא 'not'), often fused with preposition בְּ 'in/by'; surfaces vary with maqqef and accents but denote the same negation.
Rendering Rationale'In-not' preserves the literal composition of בְּלֹא as the preposition בְּ ('in') combined with the negation particle לֹא ('not'), reflecting the HR/Tn morphology as a fused adverbial particle of negation without gender, number, or person markers. This rendering maintains semantic transparency to the root's core denial while avoiding standard glosses like 'without' that obscure the prepositional nuance. It is grammatically neutral, matching the tonic particle form.

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Word Usage (5191 occurrences of H3808)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:5 לֹ֨א lo not
Genesis 2:17 לֹ֥א lo not
Genesis 2:18 לֹא lo not
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