1 Samuel 13:14:61 Sam.13.14.W6TAB
ל֜וֹ
lo
“for himself or for him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for himself or for him
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO
- clause
bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Piel perfect bikkesh {בִּקֵּשׁ | bik-kēsh} ‘has sought’ followed by YHWH and lo ish {לוֹ אִישׁ | loʾ īsh} marks completed divine initiative.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word ל֜וֹ (lo) 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 Sam.13.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W6.S1) and character.