1 Samuel 18:13:51 Sam.18.13.W5TAB

ל֖וֹ

lo

for him or to him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
for him or to him

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-si-ME-hu LO

  3. clause

    va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef

  4. sentence

    va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef va-ye-TSE va-ya-VO lif-NE ha-AM

Exegesis

Vayasimehu {וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ | wayyəśîmêhû} repeats the framework in Qal to denote formal appointment, with lo {ל֖וֹ | lō̂} marking David as the beneficiary.

Root and etymology

m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf

to reign, be king

In context1 Samuel 18:13

So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as commander over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word ל֖וֹ (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.18.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.13.W5.S1) and character.