2 Chronicles 15:17:52 Chr.15.17.W5TAB
לְבַב־אָסָ֛א
levavasa
“the heart of Asa”
- Transliteration
- le-vav-a-SA
- Extended
- leh-vahv-ah-SAA
- IPA
- /ləvav.ʔɔːˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of Asa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
le-vav-a-SA
- phraseyour reading level
RAK le-vav-a-SA
- clause
RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM kol-ya-MAV
- sentence
ve-hab-ba-MOT LO-sa-RU mi-yis-ra-EL RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
In the second clause, the construct lə-ḇaḇ-ʾā-sāʾ {לְבַב־אָסָא | lə-ḇaḇ ʾā-sāʾ} ‘Asa’s heart’ functions as subject with hā-yāh {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ linking to the predicate adjective šā-lēm {שָׁלֵם | šā-lēm} ‘whole,’ temporally qualified by kāl-yā-māw {כָּל־יָמָיו | kāl-yā-māw} ‘all his days.’ This structure contrasts collective idolatry with individual faithfulness.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word לְבַב־אָסָ֛א (levavasa) 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 2 Chr.15.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.17.W5.S1) and character.