Genesis 19:5:4Gen.19.5.W4TAB
ל֔וֹ
lo
“to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU LO
- clause
va-yik-re-U el-LOT va-yo-me-RU LO ai-YE ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-BA-u e-LEI-kha ha-LAI-la
- sentence
va-yik-re-U el-LOT va-yo-me-RU LO ai-YE ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-BA-u e-LEI-kha ha-LAI-la ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu ve-ne-de-AH o-TAM
Exegesis
The indirect object lo {ל֔וֹ | lô} marks Lot as the addressee before the quoted demand.
In context — Genesis 19:5
They called to Lot and asked, “Where are the men who came to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:5, so the Hebrew word ל֔וֹ (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.19.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.5.W4.S1) and character.