אוֹ
o
H0176B
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Hebrew
desire
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Hebrew
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o functions as a conjunction in the warning addressed to kings and rulers in Proverbs 31:4.
o is attested as a conjunction in the warning that kings should not drink wine and that rulers should not desire strong drink.
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Conjunction in a royal warning · dominant
In Proverbs 31:4, the form או is tagged as a conjunction within a warning addressed to kings and rulers. The APB renders the verse, "It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to desire strong drink," though the translation does not identify a word-for-word English equivalent for the conjunction.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 31:4, the APB presents the surrounding warning with "nor for rulers," but its whole-verse the verse is read as a whole.