2 Chronicles 2:6:32 Chr.2.6.W3TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:5
לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ
livenotlo
“to build for him”
- Transliteration
- li-ve-NOT-LO
- Extended
- lih-veh-NOHT-loh
- IPA
- /livˈnoːt.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to build for him
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
li-ve-NOT-LO
- phraseyour reading level
li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT
- clause
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu
- sentence
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu u-MI a-NI a-SHER e-VE-ne-LO va-YIT KI im-le-hak-TIR le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The infinitive construct livnot-lo {לִבְנוֹת-לוֹ | liv·nōṯ-lō} “to build for him” introduces purpose, with the pronominal suffix highlighting relational agency.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:6
But who has the strength to build a house for Him , since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? And who am I that I should build a house for Him except to burn incense before Him?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 2:6, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ (livenotlo) 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.2.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.6.W3.S1) and character.