2 Samuel 18:20:22 Sam.18.20.W2TAB
ל֣וֹ
lo
“to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV
- clause
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV LO ISH be-so-RA a-TA ha-YOM ha-ZE u-vi-sar-TA be-YOM a-KHER
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV LO ISH be-so-RA a-TA ha-YOM ha-ZE u-vi-sar-TA be-YOM a-KHER ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE LO te-va-SER KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh MET
Root and etymology
h-l-kHe–Lamed–Kaph
“to go, walk”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said, “You are not a bearer of news this day, and you shall bring news on another day; but today you shall not bring news because the king’s son is dead.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word ל֣וֹ (lo) 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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.20.W2.S1) and character.