1 Chronicles 14:1:131 Chr.14.1.W13TAB
לִבְנ֥וֹת
livnot
“to build”
- Transliteration
- liv-NOT
- Extended
- lihv-NOHT
- IPA
- /livˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to build
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
liv-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NOT LO
- clause
liv-NOT LO BA-yit
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim liv-NOT LO BA-yit
Exegesis
The infinitive purpose clause libnot lo {לִבְנוֹת ל֖וֹ | libnôt lō} ‘to build for him’ clarifies intention. In English, the Hebrew coordination is rendered as a list, and the infinitive purpose is introduced by “to.”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram , king of Tyre, sent messengers to David with cedar timber , skilled stonemasons and carpenters, to build a house for him.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 14:1, so the Hebrew word לִבְנ֥וֹת (livnot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.14.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.1.W13.S1) and character.