Genesis 16:12:9Gen.16.12.W9TAB
בּ֑וֹ
bo
“against him”
- Transliteration
- BO
- Extended
- BOH
- IPA
- /ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against him
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
BO
- clause
ve-HU yih-YE PE-re a-DAM ya-DO va-KOL ve-YAD KOL BO
- sentence
ve-HU yih-YE PE-re a-DAM ya-DO va-KOL ve-YAD KOL BO ve-al-pe-NE kol-e-KHAV yish-KON
Exegesis
The paired clauses yado bakol {יָד֣וֹ בַכֹּ֔ל | yā-dô ba-kkōl} and veyad kol bo {וְיַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑וֹ | wə-yad kōl bō} use “hand” metonymically for hostile agency, coordinated to show reciprocal aggression.
In context — Genesis 16:12
He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; yet he will dwell over against all his brothers.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 16:12, 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 Gen.16.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.12.W9.S1) and character.