לְמוֹ
lemo · to, for
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3926 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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lemo (לְמוֹ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “to, for”.
A poetic form of the preposition "to," "for."
How to say it
le·mo
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A small linking word in poetry: «before», «for», «upon».
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- ambush ×1
- for ×1
- it is for ×1
- on ×1
Where it appears
- Job 27:14
if his sons multiply, it is for the sword; and his offshoots will not be satisfied with bread.
- Job 29:21
To me they listened and waited, and kept silent for my counsel.
- Job 38:40
when they crouch in their dwellings and lie in the thicket in ambush?
- Job 40:4
“Look, I am of little account; what shall I answer you? My hand I lay on my mouth.