ל֝֗וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֝֗וֹ

   LO

   for him or to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ

   va-ye-ki-ME-ni LO

   and he set me up or raised me for him or to him
3. clause🔊 וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃

   va-ye-ki-ME-ni LO le-mat-TA-RA

   and he set me up or raised me for him or to him as a target
4. sentence🔊 שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃

   sha-LEV ha-YI-ti va-ye-far-pe-RE-ni ve-a-KHAZ be-ar-PI va-ye-fats-pe-TSEN-ni va-ye-ki-ME-ni LO le-mat-TA-RA

   at ease or quiet I was and he shattered me and he seized or grasped by my neck or nape and he dashed me to pieces or shattered me and he set me up or raised me for him or to him as a target

Exegesis

The subsequent vayefatspetseni {וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי | wayəpaṣpəṣēnî} ‘and He crushed me’ continues the vivid chain, culminating in vayekimeni lo lemattarah {וַיְקִימֵ֥נִי ל֝֗וֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה | wayəqîmēnî lô ləmaṭṭārâ} ‘and He set me up for him as a target,’ which combines a causative Hiphil with a purpose‐like complement. The coordinated verbs preserve Hebrew momentum and foreground the deliberate exposure conveyed by lemattarah.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ש־ל־וshin–lamed–vav

“to be at rest”

• 🔊 שַּׁלְוָהshalvaheasePsalm 122:7