Proverbs 18:16:4Prov.18.16.W4TAB
ל֑וֹ
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
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional suffix lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘for-him’ marks the beneficiary.
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:16, 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.18.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W4.S1) and character.