Proverbs 15:12:4Prov.15.12.W4TAB
ל֑וֹ
lo
“to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
LO
- clause
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO
- sentence
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
Exegesis
The participial phrase hô-qē·aḥ lō {הוֹכֵחַ ל֑וֹ | hô-qē·aḥ lō} ‘one who reproves him’ functions as the object of disdain.
In context — Proverbs 15:12
The mocker does not love one who rebukes him; he will not go to the wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:12, so the Hebrew word ל֑וֹ (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 Prov.15.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.12.W4.S1) and character.