1 Samuel 20:40:71 Sam.20.40.W7TAB
ל֔וֹ
lo
“to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER LO
- clause
va-yo-MER LO LEKH ha-VE ha-IR
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-NA-tan et-KE-lav el-ha-NA-ar a-SHER-lo va-yo-MER LO LEKH ha-VE ha-IR
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | va-yō-mer} ‘and he said’ introduces direct speech with lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘to him’ as the addressee.
Root and etymology
sh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:40
And Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:40, so the Hebrew word ל֔וֹ (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.20.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.40.W7.S1) and character.