Nehemiah 13:5:2Neh.13.5.W2TAB

ל֜וֹ

lo

for him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/ˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
for 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

    va-ya-AS LO

  3. clause

    va-ya-AS LO lish-ke-KA ge-do-LA ve-SHAM ha-YU le-fa-NIM no-te-NIM et-ha-min-kha hal-le-vo-NA ve-ha-ke-LIM u-ma-se-AR ha-da-GAN ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR mits-VAT hal-ve-YIM ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-ha-sho-a-RIM

  4. sentence

    va-ya-AS LO lish-ke-KA ge-do-LA ve-SHAM ha-YU le-fa-NIM no-te-NIM et-ha-min-kha hal-le-vo-NA ve-ha-ke-LIM u-ma-se-AR ha-da-GAN ha-ti-ROSH ve-ha-yits-HAR mits-VAT hal-ve-YIM ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-ha-sho-a-RIM u-te-ru-MAT ha-ko-ha-NIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with wayyaʿaś lo {וַיַּ֨עַשׂ ל֜וֹ | wayyaʿaś lō} ‘and he made for him’, using the vav-consecutive imperfect to introduce narrative action.

Root and etymology

ל־ו־י

joined, attached

In contextNehemiah 13:5

And he made for him a large chamber , and there they formerly laid the grain offering, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of grain, the new wine, and the oil—the allotted share for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the contribution for the priests.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word ל֜וֹ (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 Neh.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.5.W2.S1) and character.