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

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

    ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.