1 Samuel 21:12:51 Sam.21.12.W5TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:13
בְּלִבּ֣וֹ
belibbo
“in his heart”
- Transliteration
- be-lib-BO
- Extended
- beh-lihb-BOH
- IPA
- /bəliˈb.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-lib-BO
- phraseyour reading level
be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD
- clause
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH ME-lekh-GAT
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive vayyiṭqa‘ bəlîvô {וַיִּתְּקַע בְּלִבּוֹ | wayyiṯ·qaʿ bə·lî·bbô} ‘and he laid up in his heart’ forms an idiom of internalization.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and he feared greatly because of Achish , the king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּלִבּ֣וֹ (belibbo) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.12.W5.S1) and character.