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

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    BO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-KHO-sim BO

  3. clause

    ma-GEN HU la-KHO-sim BO

  4. 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 contextProverbs 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.