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

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. clause

    LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.