1 Chronicles 17:25:71 Chr.17.25.W7TAB
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
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit
- sentence
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit al-KEN ma-TSA av-de-KHA le-hit-pa-LEL le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive clause livnot lo bayit {לִבְנוֹת לוֹ בָּיִת | liḇ·nōṯ lō bā·yît} functions as the content of the disclosure, indicating God’s promise “that You will build a house for him.”
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, mind”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:25
For You, my God , have revealed the ear of Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore, Your servant has found it in himself to pray before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 17:25, 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.17.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.25.W7.S1) and character.