Psalm 22:8:7Ps.22.8.W7TABWLC Psalms 22:9

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. clause

    KI KHA-fets BO

  3. sentence

    GOL el-ye-ho-VAH ye-fal-TE-hu ya-TSI-le-hu KI KHA-fets BO

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the explanatory clause chafetz bo {חָפֵץ בּוֹ | ḥā-phēṣ bō} ‘He delights in him,’ where the Qal perfect indicates definitive divine pleasure. The parallelism between “deliver” and “rescue” intensifies the taunt against the sufferer.

Root and etymology

Root’-b

father, ancestor

In contextPsalm 22:8

He commits himself to the LORD ; let Him deliver him, let Him rescue him, for He delights in him.

About this coordinate

Psalm 22:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 22:8, 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 Ps.22.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.8.W7.S1) and character.