1 Kings 15:14:41 Kgs.15.14.W4TAB
לְבַב־אָסָ֗א
levavasa
“the heart of Asa”
- Transliteration
- le-vav-a-SA
- Extended
- leh-vahv-ah-SAA
- IPA
- /ləvav.ʔaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of Asa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
le-vav-a-SA
- phraseyour reading level
RAK le-vav-a-SA
- clause
RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
- sentence
ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The construct phrase levav-Asa {לְבַב־אָסָא | lə-vav ʾāsā} ‘heart of Asa’ serves as the subject of a nominal clause where hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ takes the adjective shalem {שָׁלֵם | shā-lēm} ‘whole’ as its complement.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“inner self, heart”
In context — 1 Kings 15:14
Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word לְבַב־אָסָ֗א (levavasa) 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 Kgs.15.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W4.S1) and character.