Lexicon
לְמוֹ
le.mo
H3926
H:Prep Hebrew

upon

4
Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

le.mo is a Hebrew preposition marking a contextual relation, reflected by varied relational wording in the APB.

The attested form is consistently a preposition, linking the surrounding statement to a contextual complement: the APB presents relations involving the sword, counsel, a lair, and a hand on a mouth in Job 27:14, Job 29:21, Job 38:40, and Job 40:4.

Senses in use

  1. Preposition marking a contextual relation · dominant

    Each supplied occurrence is tagged as a Preposition. In Job 27:14 the APB renders the outcome concerning multiplied sons as "for the sword," while Job 29:21 renders listening and waiting "for my counsel"; Job 38:40 places the animals "in their lair," and Job 40:4 has the speaker lay his hand "upon my mouth."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses differing relational expressions in these verses, including "for," "in," and "upon." These expressions show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for the preposition.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture