לֽוֹ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֽוֹ׃

   LO

   him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ׃

   le-mash-KHIT LO

   to destroy him
3. clause🔊 כִּי־הֵ֜מָּה הָֽיוּ־ל֣וֹ יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ׃

   ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO

   for they were to him counselors after the death of his father to destroy him
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּי־הֵ֜מָּה הָֽיוּ־ל֣וֹ יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ׃

   va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO

   and he did the evil in the eyes of the LORD as the house of Ahab for they were to him counselors after the death of his father to destroy him

Exegesis

Acharei mot aviv {אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו | ’a-ḥă-rê mōṯ ’ā-vîw} “after his father’s death” establishes temporal sequence, and the infinitive construct goal le-mashḥit lo {לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ | lə-maš-ḥîṯ lô} “to bring him to destruction” indicates purpose and result. The progression from moral judgment to misguided counsel and final ruin underscores the theological theme of divine evaluation and human failure.