Leviticus 22:9:7Lev.22.9.W7TAB

ב֖וֹ

vo

by it

Transliteration
VO
Extended
VOH
IPA
/ˈvoː/

Meaning by language

English
by it

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

    VO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-me-TU VO

  3. clause

    ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu

  4. sentence

    ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM

Exegesis

The next vav-consecutive in umetu {וּמֵתוּ | ū-mê-tû} ‘and they will die’ links the consequence, with the locative bo {ב֖וֹ | bō} ‘in it.’

Root and etymology

RootQof Resh Bet

to bring near

In contextLeviticus 22:9

And they shall keep My charge so that they do not bear sin upon it and die in it, because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 22:9, so the Hebrew word ב֖וֹ (vo) 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 Lev.22.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.9.W7.S1) and character.