Proverbs 15:16:7Prov.15.16.W7TAB
בֽוֹ׃
vo
“in it”
- Transliteration
- VO
- Extended
- VOH
- IPA
- /ˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
VO
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-hu-MA VO
- clause
me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
- sentence
TOV-me-AT be-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | wə} ‘and’ links the noun mehumah {מְהוּמָה | mə-hû-māh} ‘tumult,’ while the pronominal suffix in vo {בוֹ | bō} ‘in it’ specifies location. This antithetical parallelism underscores the stability found in reverent restraint over the instability of riches.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“inner being”
In context — Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than abundant treasure accompanied by trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:16, so the Hebrew word בֽוֹ׃ (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 Prov.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.16.W7.S1) and character.