בּ֑וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בּ֑וֹ

   BO

   in it
2. clause🔊 וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חָלְי֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בּ֑וֹ

   veh-eh-lee-SHAA kha-LAA et-kha-le-YOH ah-SHER yah-MOOT BO

   and Elisha fell sick his sickness which would die in it
3. sentence🔊 וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חָלְי֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨רֶד אֵלָ֜יו יוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֵּ֤בְךְּ עַל־פָּנָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָבִ֣י אָבִ֔י רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃

   veh-eh-lee-SHAA kha-LAA et-kha-le-YOH ah-SHER yah-MOOT BO va-ye-RED e-LAV yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-YEVK al-pa-NAV va-yo-MAR a-VI a-VI RE-khev yis-ra-EL u-fa-ra-SHAV

   and Elisha fell sick his sickness which would die in it Joash king of Israel went down to him wept on his face said my father my father chariot of Israel and his horsemen

Exegesis

The object phrase et-cholyo {אֶת־חָלְי֔וֹ | ʾet-ḥallî-yô} ‘his illness’ is marked by the accusative particle et, and the relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ with the imperfect yamut {יָמ֖וּת | yā-mût} ‘would die’ and locative bo {בּ֑וֹ | bō} ‘in it’ specifies the fatal nature of the disease.

Root and etymology

Gimel–Bet–Resh🔊 ג־ב־רg–b–r

“strength”

• 🔊 גִּבּוֹרǧib-bōrmighty warriorJudges 6:12