Deuteronomy 14:2:11Deut.14.2.W11TAB
לוֹ֙
lo
“for him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
lih-YOT LO
- clause
u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lihyōṯ {לִהְיוֹת | lihyōṯ} plus the suffix lō {לוֹ | lō} and the phrase lə-’amm {לְעַם | lə-’amm} forms a purpose clause ‘to be for Him a people’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph-kaf-lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:2
For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word לוֹ֙ (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 Deut.14.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W11.S1) and character.