1 Chronicles 17:2:61 Chr.17.2.W6TAB
בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖
bilvavekha
“in your heart”
- Transliteration
- bil-va-VEKH-a
- Extended
- bihl-vah-VEHKH-ah
- IPA
- /bil.vaːˈvɛx.aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-va-VEKH-a
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a
- clause
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer na-TAN el-da-VID KOL a-SHER bil-va-VEKH-a a-SE KI ha-e-lo-HIM im-MAKH
Exegesis
The relative clause kol asher bilvavekha {כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבְךָ | kōl ʾăsher bil-vă-vĕ-ḵā} ‘all that is in your heart’ serves as the object of the imperative aseh {עֲשֵׂה | ăśêh} ‘do’.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:2
And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart , for God is with you.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:2, so the Hebrew word בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ (bilvavekha) 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.17.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.2.W6.S1) and character.