Genesis 2:3:8Gen.2.3.W8TAB

ב֤וֹ

vo

on it

Transliteration
VO
Extended
VOH
IPA
/ˈvoː/

Meaning by language

English
on 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

    VO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI VO sha-VAT

  3. clause

    KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT

  4. sentence

    va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM et-YOM ha-she-vee-EE va-ye-kad-DESH o-TO KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT

Exegesis

The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause, with the prepositional phrase bô šā-ḇaṯ {בּוֹ שָׁבַת | bô šā-ḇaṯ} specifying the resting that grounds the day’s holiness.

In contextGenesis 2:3

And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it , because on it He rested from all His work—what God had created to do.

About this coordinate

Genesis 2:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 2:3, so the Hebrew word ב֤וֹ (vo) 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.2.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.3.W8.S1) and character.