Proverbs 30:5:7Prov.30.5.W7TAB
בּֽוֹ׃
bo
“in him”
- Transliteration
- BO
- Extended
- BOH
- IPA
- /ˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in him
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
BO
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHO-sim BO
- clause
ma-GEN HU la-KHO-sim BO
- sentence
KAL-im-RA-t e-lo-AH tse-ru-FA ma-GEN HU la-KHO-sim BO
Exegesis
Lachoshim bo {לַחֹסִים בּוֹ | lă-ḥō-sîm bū} ‘to those who take refuge in Him’ employs a participle for ongoing trust. English preserves Hebrew parallelism and emphasis.
Root and etymology
g-b-rGimel–Bet–Resh
“mighty one”
In context — Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is refined ; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 30:5, so the Hebrew word בּֽוֹ׃ (bo) 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.30.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.5.W7.S1) and character.