1 Kings 20:33:101 Kgs.20.33.W10TAB
בֹּ֣אוּ
bou
“come”
- Transliteration
- BO-u
- Extended
- BOH-oo
- IPA
- /ˈboːʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BO-u
- phraseyour reading level
BO-u ka-KHU-hu
- clause
ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu
- sentence
ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA
Exegesis
The Qal imperatives bo'u {בֹּ֣אוּ | bo-ʾū} and kachuhu {קָחֻ֑הוּ | kā-ḥū-hū} serve as commands, creating a cause-and-effect relationship.
In context — 1 Kings 20:33
And the men divined his intent and hastened and seized upon it, saying, “Your brother , Ben-Hadad.” Then the king said, “Come and take him.” So Ben-Hadad came out to him, and he brought him up into the chariot.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:33, so the Hebrew word בֹּ֣אוּ (bou) 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 1 Kgs.20.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.33.W10.S1) and character.