ל֧וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֧וֹ

   LO

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ ל֧וֹ עַל־אַפָּ֛יו

   va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV

   and he bowed himself to him upon his face
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֨א יוֹאָ֣ב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ ל֧וֹ עַל־אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

   va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh

   and he came Joab to the king and he told him and he called to Absalom and he came to the king and he bowed himself to him upon his face to the ground before the king
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּבֹ֨א יוֹאָ֣ב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ ל֧וֹ עַל־אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh le-av-sha-LOM

   and he came Joab to the king and he told him and he called to Absalom and he came to the king and he bowed himself to him upon his face to the ground before the king and he kissed the king to Absalom

Exegesis

The narrative unfolds through a series of vav-consecutive verbs—vayyavo {וַיָּבֹא | váyyāḇōʾ} “and he came,” vayyaged-lô {וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ | váyyagged-lô} “and he told him,” vayyikra {וַיִּקְרָא | váyyiqrā’} “and he called,” and vayyishtakhu {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ | váyyiştəḥû} “and he bowed down”—which drive the sequence of events.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 אָב־שׁ־ל־םaleph–bet–shin–lamed–mem

“father of peace”

• 🔊 שָׁלוֹםšālômpeaceIsaiah 26:3