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
| 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
va-ye-si-ME-hu LO
- clause
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef
- 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 context — 1 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.