Psalm 21:2:4Ps.21.2.W4TABWLC Psalms 21:3
לּ֝וֹ
lo
“to him”
- Transliteration
- LO
- Extended
- LOH
- IPA
- /ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
LO
- phraseyour reading level
na-TAT-ta LO
- clause
na-TAT-ta LO va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV bal-ma-NA-ta SE-la
- sentence
ta-A-vat li-BO na-TAT-ta LO va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV bal-ma-NA-ta SE-la
Exegesis
The verse features a fronted object with taavat libbo {תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ | taʾăvat liḇbô} “desire of his heart” preceding natatta lo {נָתַתָּה לּוֹ | nāttattā lô} “you gave to him,” highlighting divine fulfillment of internal longing.
Root and etymology
י־כ־ל
“to be able or prevail”
In context — Psalm 21:2
You have given him the desire of his heart , and you have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 21:2, so the Hebrew word לּ֝וֹ (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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.2.W4.S1) and character.