Proverbs 9:7:4Prov.9.7.W4TAB
ל֣וֹ
lo
“for himself or to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for himself or to 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
- phraseyour reading level
lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON
- clause
yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON
- sentence
yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON u-mo-KHI-akh le-ra-SHA MU-MO
Exegesis
The sequence lōqēaḥ lō qālôn {לֹקֵ֣חַ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן | lōqēaḥ lō qālôn} uses a participle plus a pronominal suffix and direct object to express the result ‘obtains for himself disgrace’.
Root and etymology
q-l-nqof–lamed–nun
“disgrace, reproach”
In context — Proverbs 9:7
Whoever corrects a scoffer acquires disgrace for himself, and whoever reproves the wicked gets a stain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 9:7, so the Hebrew word ל֣וֹ (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.9.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.7.W4.S1) and character.