1 Samuel 17:28:241 Sam.17.28.W24TAB

לְבָבֶ֔ךָ

levavekha

of your heart

Transliteration
le-va-VE-kha
Extended
leh-vah-VEH-khaa
IPA
/ləvaːˈvɛ.xaː/

Meaning by language

English
of your heart

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + בָ + בֶ֔ + ךָ
le + va + ve + kha
levavekha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-va-VE-kha

  2. phraseyour reading level

    RO-a le-va-VE-kha

  3. clause

    va-yi-KHAR-AF e-li-AV be-da-VID va-yo-MER la-ma-ZE ya-RAD-ta ve-al-MI na-TASH-ta me-AT ha-TSON ha-HEN-na ba-mid-BAR a-NI ya-DA-te et-ze-DON-kha ve-ET RO-a le-va-VE-kha KI le-ma-AN re-OT ha-mil-kha-MA ya-RAD-ta

  4. sentence

    va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yi-KHAR-AF e-li-AV be-da-VID va-yo-MER la-ma-ZE ya-RAD-ta ve-al-MI na-TASH-ta me-AT ha-TSON ha-HEN-na ba-mid-BAR a-NI ya-DA-te et-ze-DON-kha ve-ET RO-a le-va-VE-kha KI le-ma-AN re-OT ha-mil-kha-MA ya-RAD-ta

Root and etymology

l-b-blamed–bet–bet

heart, inner self

In context1 Samuel 17:28

Eliab heard him speaking to the men, and his anger burned against David. He said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness ? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart; you came down only to see the battle.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:28:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 1 Samuel 17:28, so the Hebrew word לְבָבֶ֔ךָ (levavekha) 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.17.28.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.28.W24.S1) and character.