Genesis 20:3:7Gen.20.3.W7TAB
ל֗וֹ
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-MER LO
- clause
va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-a-vi-ME-lekh ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
Exegesis
Bachalom hallaylah {בַּחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה | baḥălôm hallāylāh} ‘in a dream during the night’ sets the mode and time of revelation, following the pattern of nocturnal divine communication.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-mchet–lamed–mem
“dream”
In context — Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a night dream and said, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman you have taken, for she is married to a husband.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 20:3, so the Hebrew word ל֗וֹ (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.20.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.3.W7.S1) and character.