Deuteronomy 21:17:15Deut.21.17.W15TAB
ל֖וֹ
lo
“his”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his
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
- clause
KI-HU re-shit O-no LO mish-PAT ha-be-kho-RAH
- sentence
KI et-ha-be-KHOR ben-ha-se-nu-AH ya-KIR la-TET LO PI she-NA-yim be-KHOL a-SHER-yim-ma-TSE LO KI-HU re-shit O-no LO mish-PAT ha-be-kho-RAH
Exegesis
The infinitive latet {לָתֶת | lā-teṯ} ‘to give’ with the suffix lo {לוֹ | lo} ‘to him’ expresses the prescribed action.
The prepositional phrase bechol asher yimmatzê lo {בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּצֵא ל֑וֹ | bechol ʾă-sher yimmatzê lo} ‘in all that is found to him’ defines the inheritance scope.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:17
But he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that is found to him, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 21:17, so the Hebrew word ל֖וֹ (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.21.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.17.W15.S1) and character.