Psalm 18:7:9Ps.18.7.W9TABWLC Psalms 18:8

לֽוֹ׃

lo

at him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/kiːˈħaːraː/

Meaning by language

English
at 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

    va-yit-ga-a-SHU ki-KHA-ra LO

  3. sentence

    va-tig-ASH va-tir-ASH ha-A-retz u-mos-DEI ha-RIM yir-GA-zu va-yit-ga-a-SHU ki-KHA-ra LO

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘because’ introduces the causal clause charah lo {חָרָה לוֹ | ḥā-rā lô} ‘he was angry with him’, where lo marks a dative of interest highlighting the divine emotional response. The shift from Qal to Hitpael verbs heightens the depiction of the earth under divine wrath and is rendered in English as two balanced clauses linked by a semicolon to preserve the Hebrew poetic rhythm.

Root and etymology

RootAleph–Lamed–Heh

God, deity

In contextPsalm 18:7

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains also trembled and were shaken, because He was angry.

About this coordinate

Psalm 18:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 18:7, so the Hebrew word לֽוֹ׃ (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 Ps.18.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.7.W9.S1) and character.