1 Samuel 14:7:121 Sam.14.7.W12TAB
כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃
kilvavekha
“as your heart”
- Transliteration
- kil-va-VE-kha
- Extended
- kihl-vah-VEH-khaa
- IPA
- /kil.vaːˈvɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
kil-va-VE-kha
- clause
ne-TE LAKH hin-NE im-MEKH-kha kil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO no-SE ke-LAV a-SE kol-a-SHER bil-va-VE-kha ne-TE LAKH hin-NE im-MEKH-kha kil-va-VE-kha
Exegesis
The assurance clause uses the particle hineni {הִנְנִ֥י | hinnēní} ‘here I am’, followed by immekha {עִמְּךָ֖ | ʿimmēḵā} ‘with you’ and kilvavekha {כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ | kīlḇāḇēḵā} ‘according to your heart’, creating a covenantal solidarity formula. The structure’s shift from imperative to oath-style assurance emphasizes mutual commitment and trust within a military context.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:7
And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart; turn yourself , for behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 14:7, so the Hebrew word כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ (kilvavekha) 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.14.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.7.W12.S1) and character.