לוֹ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לוֹ֙

   LO

   for it or for himself
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙

   ve-ka-RA LO

   and he cuts out for it or for himself
3. clause🔊 וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙ חַלּוֹנָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃

   ve-ka-RA LO kha-lo-NAY ve-sa-FUN ba-A-rez u-ma-SHO-akh ba-sha-SHAR

   and he cuts out for it or for himself windows and paneled with cedar and plastered or smeared with vermilion
4. sentence🔊 הָאֹמֵ֗ר אֶבְנֶה־לִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית מִדּ֔וֹת וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙ חַלּוֹנָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃

   ha-o-MER e-ve-NE-LI BET mi-DOT va-a-li-YOT me-ru-va-KHIM ve-ka-RA LO kha-lo-NAY ve-sa-FUN ba-A-rez u-ma-SHO-akh ba-sha-SHAR

   the one saying I will build for myself a house of large measures or great size and upper rooms spacious and he cuts out for it or for himself windows and paneled with cedar and plastered or smeared with vermilion

Exegesis

The coordinated sequence vekara lo chalonnai {וְקָ֤רַע לוֹ חַלּוֹנָ֔י | və-qā-ra‛ lō ḥallō-nāy}, vesafun baerez {וְסָפוּן בָּאָ֔רֶז | və-sā-pûn bā-’ā-reṣ}, and umashoach bashashar {וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר | ū-mā-šō-aḥ bā-šā-šar} portrays progressive luxury enhancements. The English rendition preserves the Hebrew order and uses parallel verb phrases to maintain the cumulative effect of opulence.

Root and etymology

g-l-h🔊 ג־ל־הglh

“to uncover; to exile”

• 🔊 גָּלוּתgalutexileEzekiel 1:1
• 🔊 גּוֹלָהgolahexilesEzra 2:1