1 Samuel 13:14:81 Sam.13.14.W8TAB
כִּלְבָב֗וֹ
kilvavo
“according to his heart”
- Transliteration
- kil-va-VO
- Extended
- kihl-vah-VOH
- IPA
- /kilvaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
kil-va-VO
- phraseyour reading level
ISH kil-va-VO
- clause
bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kilvavo {כִּלְבָב֗וֹ | ki-lă-bā-bō} ‘according to his heart’ defines the selection criterion.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-bet-bet
“inner self, mind”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word כִּלְבָב֗וֹ (kilvavo) 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 Sam.13.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W8.S1) and character.