Genesis 15:6:4Gen.15.6.W4TAB

לּ֖וֹ

lo

to him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
to him

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yakh-she-VE-ha LO

  3. clause

    va-yakh-she-VE-ha LO tse-da-KA

  4. sentence

    ve-he-e-MIN ba-ye-ho-VAH va-yakh-she-VE-ha LO tse-da-KA

Exegesis

The suffix ‑hā refers back to the faith-act as a singular entity, and the indirect object lo {לּ֖וֹ | lō} indicates the beneficiary.

Root and etymology

š-l-m

wholeness, completeness

In contextGenesis 15:6

And he trusted in the LORD , and He credited it to him as righteousness .

About this coordinate

Genesis 15:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 15:6, so the Hebrew word לּ֖וֹ (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 Gen.15.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.6.W4.S1) and character.