1 Kings 18:37:121 Kgs.18.37.W12TAB
אֶת־לִבָּ֖ם
etlibam
“{the} heart of them”
- Transliteration
- ET-li-BAM
- Extended
- EET-lih-BAAM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.liˈbbaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} heart of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ET-li-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-sib-BO-ta ET-li-BAM
- clause
ve-A-ta ha-sib-BO-ta ET-li-BAM a-kho-ra-NIT
- sentence
a-NE-ni Ye-ho-VAH a-NE-ni ve-ye-de-U ha-AM ha-ZE ki-A-ta Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM ve-A-ta ha-sib-BO-ta ET-li-BAM a-kho-ra-NIT
Exegesis
In the final clause the Hiphil perfect hasibota {הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ | hă-sib-bō-tā} ‘You have turned’ with the object libbam {לִבָּם | lib-bām} ‘their heart’ conveys completed action, while the adverbial noun achoranit {אֲחֹרַנִּֽית | ʾă-ḥō-rǎn-nîṯ} ‘again’ signals a return to an original state. This sequence of imperatives and tense forms underscores the urgent petition leading to divine revelation and restoration.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart”
In context — 1 Kings 18:37
Answer me, LORD ; answer me, so that this people may know that You, LORD, are God , and that You have restored their hearts again.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 18:37, so the Hebrew word אֶת־לִבָּ֖ם (etlibam) 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.18.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.37.W12.S1) and character.