6311. poh or po or po

Lexicon

poh or po or po: Here, in this place

Original Word: פֹה
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: poh
Pronunciation: poh
Phonetic Spelling: (po)
Definition: Here, in this place
Meaning: this place, here

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

here, hither, the one other, this, that side

Or po (Job 38:11) {po}; or pow {po}; probably from a primitive inseparable particle "p" (of demonstrative force) and huw'; this place (French ici), i.e. Here or hence -- here, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.

see HEBREW huw'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. adverb
Definition
here, hither
NASB Translation
each side (16), here (45), side (2), side and on the other (1), thus (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֹּה₅₈, and (Ezekiel 40-41, 23 out of 35 t.) מּוֺ, also Job 38:11b מֹּא,

adverb of location here, hither (probably from the same demonstrative √ found in so, then (often in apodosis), אַף, אֵפוֺא: compare Kö^{ii. l, 247 f., 243, 331 f.}): —

1 here:

a. Genesis 19:12 עֹד מִילְֿךָ מֹּה whom hast thou still here ? Genesis 22:5 שְׁבוּ לָכֶם מֹּה, Genesis 40:15; Numbers 22:8; Numbers 32:16; Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 12:8; Judges 4:20 הֲיֵשׁ מֹּה אִישׁ, 2 Kings 3:11, etc.; asked in some surprise, Judges 18:3 מַהלְּֿךָ פֹה = what is thy business here ? simil. 1 Kings 19:9,13; Isaiah 22:16; Isaiah 52:5 וְעַתָּה מַהלִּֿיפֹֿה. compare the synonym בָּזֶה, כֹּה

2. b. עַדמֹּֿה Job 38:11 a.

c. מִמֹּה or מִמּוֺ, only Ezekiel 40-41, and always (except Ezekiel 40:12 a, where it must be supplied with ᵐ5 ᵑ6) repeated, on this side ... on that side (compare מִזֶּה ֗֗֗ מִזֶּה), Ezekiel 40:10 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 40:12b; Ezekiel 40:21 (twice in verse), etc.

d. with the interrogative אֵי, אֵיפֹה where ?.

2 after a verb of motion, hither, 1 Samuel 16:11 עַדבּֿאֹוֺ פֹה, Ezra 4:2.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be here.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G847 (αὐτοῦ, autou): Often translated as "here" or "there," used to denote a specific location or presence.
• G1782 (ἐνθάδε, enthade): Meaning "here" or "in this place," used in the New Testament to indicate a specific location.
• G5602 (ὧδε, hode): Translated as "here" or "in this place," frequently used in the Gospels to point out a particular location or presence.

These Greek terms serve similar functions in the New Testament as פֹּה (poh) does in the Hebrew Bible, providing a sense of immediacy and specificity to the location being referenced.

Usage: The term פֹּה (poh) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific location or position, often translated as "here" or "this place" in English. It is employed to indicate a particular spot or presence in a narrative or dialogue.

Context: • פֹּה (poh) is a demonstrative adverb used in the Hebrew Scriptures to specify a location that is near or present. It is often used in narrative contexts where a speaker or narrator is pointing out a specific place or indicating presence. The term appears in various books of the Old Testament, including Genesis, Exodus, and 1 Samuel, among others.
• In Genesis 19:12, the angels ask Lot, "Do you have anyone else here?" indicating the immediate vicinity of Lot's household in Sodom.
• In Exodus 17:7, the place where the Israelites quarreled and tested the LORD is named Massah and Meribah, "because they tested the LORD, saying, 'Is the LORD among us or not?'" Here, פֹּה (poh) underscores the physical and spiritual presence of God among the people.
• The term is also used in 1 Samuel 21:8, where David asks Ahimelech the priest, "Do you have a spear or sword here?" highlighting the immediate need and location of the weapon.
• פֹּה (poh) serves as a linguistic tool to anchor the narrative in a specific geographical or situational context, emphasizing the immediacy and relevance of the location to the unfolding events.

Forms and Transliterations

וּ֠פֹה וּמִפּ֑וֹ וּמִפּ֔וֹ וּמִפּ֖וֹ וּמִפּֽוֹ׃ וּפֹ֥א־ ומפו ומפו׃ ופא־ ופה מִפֹּ֑ה מִפֹּ֔ה מִפֹּ֖ה מִפֹּ֗ה מִפֹּ֥ה מִפֹּֽה׃ מִפֹּה֙ מִפּ֑וֹ מִפּ֔וֹ מִפּ֖וֹ מִפּ֛וֹ מִפּ֣וֹ מִפּ֥וֹ מִפּֽוֹ׃ מִפּוֹ֙ מפה מפה׃ מפו מפו׃ פֹ֑ה פֹ֔ה פֹ֖ה פֹ֗ה פֹ֛ה פֹ֣ה פֹּ֑ה פֹּ֔ה פֹּ֖ה פֹּ֗ה פֹּ֚ה פֹּ֣ה פֹּ֤ה פֹּ֥ה פֹּֽה־ פֹּֽה׃ פֹּה֙ פֹּה֮ פֹֽה׃ פֹה֙ פה פה־ פה׃ Foh mip·pōh mip·pōw mipPo mipPoh mippōh mippōw poh pōh p̄ōh pōh- ū·mip·pōw ū·p̄ō- ū·p̄ōh uFo Ufoh umipPo ūmippōw ūp̄ō- ūp̄ōh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:12
HEB: מִֽי־ לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה חָתָן֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ
NAS: else have you here? A son-in-law,
KJV: unto Lot, Hast thou here any
INT: else Whom here law and your sons

Genesis 22:5
HEB: שְׁבוּ־ לָכֶ֥ם פֹּה֙ עִֽם־ הַחֲמ֔וֹר
NAS: Stay here with the donkey,
INT: young Stay here with the donkey

Genesis 40:15
HEB: הָעִבְרִ֑ים וְגַם־ פֹּה֙ לֹא־ עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי
NAS: and even here I have done
INT: of the Hebrews and even here not have done

Numbers 22:8
HEB: אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִ֤ינוּ פֹה֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י
NAS: the night here, and I will bring
INT: to Spend here the night will bring

Numbers 32:6
HEB: וְאַתֶּ֖ם תֵּ֥שְׁבוּ פֹֽה׃
NAS: while you yourselves sit here?
INT: you sit here

Numbers 32:16
HEB: נִבְנֶ֥ה לְמִקְנֵ֖נוּ פֹּ֑ה וְעָרִ֖ים לְטַפֵּֽנוּ׃
NAS: We will build here sheepfolds
INT: will build our livestock here and cities our little

Deuteronomy 5:3
HEB: אֲנַ֨חְנוּ אֵ֥לֶּה פֹ֛ה הַיּ֖וֹם כֻּלָּ֥נוּ
NAS: those of us alive here today.
INT: us those here today us all

Deuteronomy 5:31
HEB: וְאַתָּ֗ה פֹּה֮ עֲמֹ֣ד עִמָּדִי֒
NAS: But as for you, stand here by Me, that I may speak
INT: you here stand me

Deuteronomy 12:8
HEB: אֲנַ֧חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֛ים פֹּ֖ה הַיּ֑וֹם אִ֖ישׁ
NAS: we are doing here today,
INT: we are doing here today every

Deuteronomy 29:15
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶשְׁנ֜וֹ פֹּ֗ה עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ עֹמֵ֣ד
NAS: stand here with us today
INT: who this here with stand

Deuteronomy 29:15
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ פֹּ֖ה עִמָּ֥נוּ הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: and with those who are not with us here today
INT: who else here with today

Joshua 18:6
HEB: לָכֶ֤ם גּוֹרָל֙ פֹּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: lots for you here before
INT: will cast lots here before the LORD

Joshua 18:8
HEB: וְשׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלַ֔י וּ֠פֹה אַשְׁלִ֨יךְ לָכֶ֥ם
NAS: lots for you here before
INT: and return for here will cast lots

Judges 4:20
HEB: וְאָמַ֛ר הֲיֵֽשׁ־ פֹּ֥ה אִ֖ישׁ וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ
NAS: anyone here?' that you shall say,
INT: and says is there here anyone and says

Judges 18:3
HEB: וּמַה־ לְּךָ֥ פֹֽה׃
NAS: [place]? And what do you have here?
INT: this and what here

Judges 19:9
HEB: הַיּוֹם֙ לִ֥ין פֹּה֙ וְיִיטַ֣ב לְבָבֶ֔ךָ
NAS: spend the night here that your heart
INT: the day the night here may be merry your heart

Ruth 4:1
HEB: ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־ פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י
NAS: sit down here. And he turned aside
INT: Turn down here such A one

Ruth 4:2
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ־ פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃
NAS: Sit down here. So they sat down.
INT: and said Sit here down

1 Samuel 16:11
HEB: עַד־ בֹּא֥וֹ פֹֽה׃
NAS: down until he comes here.
KJV: till he come hither.
INT: until comes here

1 Samuel 21:9
HEB: וְאִ֛ין יֶשׁ־ פֹּ֥ה תַֽחַת־ יָדְךָ֖
INT: not there are here Thahash able

1 Samuel 23:3
HEB: הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ פֹ֛ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה יְרֵאִ֑ים
NAS: we are afraid here in Judah.
INT: Behold we here Judah are afraid

2 Samuel 20:4
HEB: יָמִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֖ה פֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃
NAS: days, and be present here yourself.
INT: days yourself here and be present

1 Kings 2:30
HEB: לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַיָּ֨שֶׁב
NAS: for I will die here. And Benaiah
INT: No for here will die brought

1 Kings 19:9
HEB: מַה־ לְּךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃
NAS: to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?
INT: said What here Elijah

1 Kings 19:13
HEB: מַה־ לְּךָ֥ פֹ֖ה אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃
NAS: What are you doing here, Elijah?
INT: and said What here Elijah

82 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6311
82 Occurrences

p̄ōh — 20 Occ.
mip·pōw — 19 Occ.
mip·pōh — 11 Occ.
pōh — 25 Occ.
ū·p̄ō- — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ōh — 1 Occ.
ū·mip·pōw — 5 Occ.