Deuteronomy 19:16:5Deut.19.16.W5TAB

בּ֖וֹ

bo

of him

Transliteration
BO
Extended
BOH
IPA
/boː/

Meaning by language

English
of him

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. phraseyour reading level

    la-a-NOT BO

  3. clause

    la-a-NOT BO sa-RAH

  4. sentence

    kee-ya-KUM ed-kha-MAS be-ISH la-a-NOT BO sa-RAH

Exegesis

The suffixed preposition bô {בּוֹ | bô} ‘against him’ identifies the accused.

Root and etymology

Rootgimel–bet–lamed

border, territory

In contextDeuteronomy 19:16

If a malicious witness arises against a man to testify against him regarding wrongdoing .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 19:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 19:16, so the Hebrew word בּ֖וֹ (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.19.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.16.W5.S1) and character.