ל֛וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֛וֹ

   LO

   for himself or for him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ

   va-ya-AS LO

   and he made for himself or for him
3. clause🔊 וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֖ה קַרְנֵ֣י בַרְזֶ֑ל

   va-ya-AS LO tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA kar-NE var-ZEL

   and he made for himself or for him Zedekiah son of Chenaanah horns of iron
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֥עַשׂ ל֛וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֖ה קַרְנֵ֣י בַרְזֶ֑ל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵ֛לֶּה תְּנַגַּ֥ח אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

   va-ya-AS LO tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA kar-NE var-ZEL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-E-le te-nag-GAKH et-a-RAM ad-ka-lo-TAM

   and he made for himself or for him Zedekiah son of Chenaanah horns of iron and he said thus said the LORD with these you shall gore or you shall push Aram until finishing them or until bringing them to an end

Exegesis

The clause ʿad-kallelôtām {עַד־כַּלּוֹתָם | ʿad-kallelôtām} ‘until their completion’ conveys total defeat. Hebrew word order highlights prophetic authority and the enacted symbol of judgment.

Root and etymology

k-l-h🔊 כ־ל־הk-l-h

“to finish, complete”

• 🔊 כָּלָהkalahbe finishedGenesis 2:1