Deuteronomy 16:7:8Deut.16.7.W8TAB

בּ֑וֹ

bo

in it

Transliteration
BO
Extended
BOH
IPA
/boː/

Meaning by language

English
in it

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    BO

  2. clause

    u-vi-SHAL-ta ve-a-KHAL-ta ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO

  3. sentence

    u-vi-SHAL-ta ve-a-KHAL-ta ba-ma-KOM a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO u-fa-NI-ta ba-BO-ker ve-ha-LAKH-ta le-o-ha-LE-kha

Exegesis

The locative phrase bamaqom {בַּמָּקוֹם | ba-mā-qōm} with the restrictive clause asher yivchar {אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר | ă-šer yiv-ḥar} and the divine subject YHWH Eloheicha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | yĕ-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-he-kā}, culminating in bo {בּוֹ | bō} ‘in it’, emphasizes God’s choice of the worship site.

Root and etymology

shin-bet-ayinshin-bet-ayin

seven; week

In contextDeuteronomy 16:7

And you shall cook and eat it at the place which the LORD your God will choose; then in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 16:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 16:7, so the Hebrew word בּ֑וֹ (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 Deut.16.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.7.W8.S1) and character.