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
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
BO
- clause
KI KHA-fets BO
- 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 context — Psalm 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.