Nehemiah 13:1:10Neh.13.1.W10TAB

בּ֔וֹ

bo

in it

Transliteration
BO
Extended
BOH
IPA
/ˈboː/

Meaning by language

English
in 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

    BO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-TUV BO

  3. clause

    ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

  4. sentence

    ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM

Exegesis

The coordinating clause wenimtza katuv bo {וְנִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔וֹ | wə-nim-ṣā’ kā-tûv bō} ‘and it was found written in it’ introduces the embedded legal stipulation.

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–bet–nun

white (frankincense)

In contextNehemiah 13:1

At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word בּ֔וֹ (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 Neh.13.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W10.S1) and character.