2 Samuel 16:21:42 Sam.16.21.W4TAB
בּ֚וֹא
bo
“go in”
- Transliteration
- BO
- Extended
- BOH
- IPA
- /ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go in
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BO
- clause
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM BO el-pi-lag-SHE a-VI-kha a-SHER hi-NI-akh lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-khi-TO-fel el-av-sha-LOM BO el-pi-lag-SHE a-VI-kha a-SHER hi-NI-akh lish-MOR ha-BA-yit ve-sha-MA kol-yis-ra-EL ki-niv-ASHTA et-a-VI-kha ve-khaz-KU ye-DE kol-a-SHER i-TAKH
Exegesis
The imperative bōʾ {בּ֚וֹא | bōʾ} ‘come in’ functions as a euphemistic command for sexual relations with p̄ileḡšê {פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י | p̄ileḡšê} ‘concubines.’
Root and etymology
b–w–ʾ
“to come in, enter”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:21
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to guard the house. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself detestable to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word בּ֚וֹא (bo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.16.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.21.W4.S1) and character.