Proverbs 16:26:4Prov.16.26.W4TAB

לּ֑וֹ

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. clause

    NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO

  3. sentence

    NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO ki-A-khaf a-LAV PI-hu

Exegesis

The beneficiary lo {לּ֑וֹ | lô} ‘for him’ specifies the recipient of the labor.

Root and etymology

Rootkaf–shin–lamed

to stumble, fail

In contextProverbs 16:26

The appetite of the laborer labors for him, because his mouth presses him on.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 16:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:26, so the Hebrew word לּ֑וֹ (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.16.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.26.W4.S1) and character.