2 Chronicles 2:1:32 Chr.2.1.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 1:18
לִבְנ֤וֹת
livnot
“to build”
- Transliteration
- liv-NOT
- Extended
- lihv-NOHT
- IPA
- /livˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to build
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NOT BA-yit
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-lo-MO liv-NOT BA-yit le-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
The subject Shlomo {שְׁלֹמֹה | šə-lō-mō} precedes the infinitive construct livnot {לִבְנוֹת | liv-nōt}, expressing purpose.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:1
Then Solomon resolved to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a house for his kingdom .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 2:1, so the Hebrew word לִבְנ֤וֹת (livnot) 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.2.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.1.W3.S1) and character.