Exodus 17:5:14Exod.17.5.W14TAB

בּוֹ֙

bo

with it

Transliteration
BO
Extended
BOH
IPA
/boː/

Meaning by language

English
with 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. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO

  3. clause

    u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE a-VOR lif-NEI ha-AM ve-KAKH it-TE-kha miz-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL u-mat-TE-kha a-SHER hi-KI-ta BO et-ha-ye-OR KAKH be-YAD-kha ve-ha-lakh-TA

Exegesis

The noun matteh {מַטֶּה | maṭṭēh} is linked by the relative clause asher hikkita bo {אֲשֶׁר הִכִּיתָ בּוֹ | ăšer hikkîtā bô}, recalling the prior miracle at the Nile and emphasizing the staff’s role.

Root and etymology

b-w-ʾbeth–vav–aleph

to come, to enter

In contextExodus 17:5

The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff —the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 17:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 17:5, so the Hebrew word בּוֹ֙ (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 Exod.17.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.5.W14.S1) and character.