Genesis 21:18:6Gen.21.18.W6TAB

בּ֑וֹ

bo

on him

Transliteration
BO
Extended
BOH
IPA
/ˈboː/

Meaning by language

English
on him

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

    BO

  2. clause

    ku-MI se-I et-ha-NA-ar ve-ha-kha-ZI-ki et-ya-DEKH BO

  3. sentence

    ku-MI se-I et-ha-NA-ar ve-ha-kha-ZI-ki et-ya-DEKH BO ki-le-GOY ga-DOL a-si-MEN-nu

Exegesis

The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks ha-na'ar {הַנַּ֔עַר | han-naʿar} ‘the boy’ as the direct object, which is then taken up by the coordinating Hiphil imperative ve-hachaziki {וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי | wə-haḥă-zî-qî} ‘and grasp,’ with et yadeikh bo {אֶת־יָדֵךְ בּוֹ | ʾeṯ yā-ḏēḵ bô} conveying the idiom ‘take him by the hand.’

In contextGenesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the boy , and grasp him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.

About this coordinate

Genesis 21:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 21:18, 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.21.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.18.W6.S1) and character.