Lexicon :: Strong's H3926 - lᵊmô

לְמוֹ
Transliteration
lᵊmô
Pronunciation
lem-o'
Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Aprol. and separable form of the prepositional prefix
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1063

Strong’s Definitions

לְמוֹ lᵉmôw, lem-o'; a prolonged and separable form of the prepositional prefix; to or for:—at, for, to, upon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H3926 in the following manner: for (1x), at (1x), to (1x), upon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H3926 in the following manner: for (1x), at (1x), to (1x), upon (1x).

  1. at, to, for, in, of, by, in reference to

    1. poetic form of inseparable preposition

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לְמוֹ lᵉmôw, lem-o'; a prolonged and separable form of the prepositional prefix; to or for:—at, for, to, upon.
STRONGS H3926: Abbreviations
† לְמוֺ in poetry for לְ (see מוֺ below) Job 27:14; 29:21; 38:40; 40:4.

† לְמוֺ in poetry for לְ, Job 27:14; 29:21; 38:40; 40:4, like כְּמוֺ for כְּ, בְמוֺ for ׃בְּ see מוֺ below.

מוֺ a paragogic syllable, attached to בְּ, ךְּ, לְ (q.v.), so as to form with them independent words, בְּמֹו, כְּמֹו, למֹו (q.v.) These forms, except sometimes כְּמֹו are exclusively poetical. In origin מֹו is identical with מָה what, Arabic مَا, which is used similarly, pleonastically, with certain prefixes, e.g. بِمَا, كَمَا, عَمَّا. See Qor 3153; 7125; Fl Kl. Schr. i. 473 f., 479, 558; WAG ii. § 70, Rem. f; SG 126f.; Kö ii. 250 f.; and compare Ethiopic ከመ፡, Syriac axmkAf, Sab. בנמו = مِمَّا, DHMZDMG 1883, 396 f., HomChrest. § 18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

27:14; 27:14; 29:21; 29:21; 38:40; 38:40; 40:4; 40:4