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
| 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
NE-fesh a-MEL a-me-LA LO
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.