Joshua 17:3:7Josh.17.3.W7TAB

ל֛וֹ

lo

to him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

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

    lo-ha-YU LO

  3. clause

    ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT

  4. sentence

    ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT ve-E-leh she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LAH ve-no-AH khag-LAH mil-KAH ve-tir-TSAH

Exegesis

The clause lo-hayu lo banim {לֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים | lō-hāyû lô bānîm} employs a negated perfect with a plural verb (‘there were not’) to state absence rather than action, and the dative lô {ל֛וֹ | lô} marks the personal lack (“for him”). The exceptive sequence ki …

Root and etymology

y-k-lyod–kaf–lamed

to be able, have capacity

In contextJoshua 17:3

As for Zelophehad , son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, there were no sons for him, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.

About this coordinate

Joshua 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word ל֛וֹ (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 Josh.17.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W7.S1) and character.