לוֹ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לוֹ֙

   LO

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לוֹ֙

   va-ya-GI-du LO

   and they told or and they reported to him
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח בֶּן־הֲדַ֗ד וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים יָצְא֖וּ מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃

   va-yish-LAKH ben-ha-DAD va-ya-GI-du LO le-MOR a-na-SHIM ya-tsu mish-shom-RON

   and he sent Ben-hadad and they told or and they reported to him saying men came out or went out from Samaria
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּצְא֗וּ נַעֲרֵ֛י שָׂרֵ֥י הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח בֶּן־הֲדַ֗ד וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים יָצְא֖וּ מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃

   va-ye-tsu na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT ba-ri-sho-NA va-yish-LAKH ben-ha-DAD va-ya-GI-du LO le-MOR a-na-SHIM ya-tsu mish-shom-RON

   and they went out young men of princes of or commanders of the provinces at the first or first and he sent Ben-hadad and they told or and they reported to him saying men came out or went out from Samaria

Exegesis

The following waw-consecutive imperfect wayyišlaḥ {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyišlaḥ} ‘and he sent’ introduces Ben-Hadad’s action, which is continued by the waw-consecutive Hifʿil imperfect wayyaggîdû {וַיַּגִּידוּ | wayyaggîdû} lo lēʾemor {לוֹ לֵאמֹר | lō lēʾemor} ‘and they informed him, saying’.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־ל־םš-l-m

“completeness, peace”

• 🔊 שָׁלֵםshalemcompleteJoshua 10:1
• 🔊 מְשֻׁלָּםmeshulamrepaid2 Kings 22:14