Genesis 20:9:5Gen.20.9.W5TAB

ל֜וֹ

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-YO-mer LO

  3. clause

    va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA

  4. sentence

    va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA ma-a-SIM a-SHER lo-ye-a-SU a-SI-ta im-ma-DI

Root and etymology

ḥ-l-mchet–lamed–mem

dream

In contextGenesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin have I committed against you, that you have brought upon me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me deeds that must not be done.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 20:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:9, so the Hebrew word ל֜וֹ (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.20.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.9.W5.S1) and character.