1 Samuel 15:12:131 Sam.15.12.W13TAB
לוֹ֙
lo
“for himself”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for himself
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
ve-hin-NE ma-TSIV LO
- clause
va-yug-GAD lish-mu-EL le-MOR BA-sha-UL ha-kar-me-LA ve-hin-NE ma-TSIV LO YAD va-yis-SOV va-ya-a-VOR va-ye-RED ha-gil-GAL
- sentence
va-yash-KEM she-mu-EL lik-RAT sha-UL ba-BO-ker va-yug-GAD lish-mu-EL le-MOR BA-sha-UL ha-kar-me-LA ve-hin-NE ma-TSIV LO YAD va-yis-SOV va-ya-a-VOR va-ye-RED ha-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The pronominal suffix in lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘for himself’ indicates self-benefit.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:12
And Samuel arose early to meet Saul in the morning, and it was told to Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he is erecting a monument for himself.” Then he turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word לוֹ֙ (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.15.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.12.W13.S1) and character.