CategoryArchaic Word / Attention Marker
Modern Equivalentlook; see; behold.
KJV Word TypeInterjection / attention marker
DefinitionA word used to call attention to something important, often similar to “look,” “see,” or “behold.”
Key Verses"And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." (Matthew 28:20); "Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me." (Psalm 40:7)
KJV Usage NoteOften introduces emphasis or draws the reader’s attention to a statement, promise, event, or divine action.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean “low”; it is an attention marker similar to “look” or “behold.”
EtymologyFrom Old English la, an exclamation used to call attention.