ל֖וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֖וֹ

   LO

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֥שֶׁב ל֖וֹ

   va-ya-SHEV LO

   and he returned or and he brought to him
3. clause🔊 וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ עֶ֔בֶד וַיָּ֥שֶׁב ל֖וֹ מִנְחָֽה׃

   va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA

   and he became to him or and it was to him Hoshea servant and he returned or and he brought to him tribute or gift offering
4. sentence🔊 עָלָ֣יו עָלָ֔ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ עֶ֔בֶד וַיָּ֥שֶׁב ל֖וֹ מִנְחָֽה׃

   a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA

   against him came up Shalmaneser king Assyria and he became to him or and it was to him Hoshea servant and he returned or and he brought to him tribute or gift offering

Exegesis

Finally, vayyāshev lô minḥâ {וַיָּשֶׁב לוֹ מִנְחָה | way-yā-šeḇ lô min-ḥâ} ‘and he brought him tribute’ combines vav-consecutive imperfect with a prepositional object to denote customary payment. The sequence of approach, imposition, and tribute is preserved in English through parallel clause structure and verb choices that maintain the causal and resultative relationships.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ג־ל־לg l l

“idols, detestable things”

• 🔊 גָּלַלgalalto rollPsalm 37:5