2 Kings 23:10:62 Kgs.23.10.W6TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֗י
levilti
“so as not”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI
- clause
le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
- sentence
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
Exegesis
The negative purpose construction combines levilti {לְבִלְתִּ֗י | lə-bil-Tî} ‘in order not to’ with the Hiphil infinitive laha‘ăvir {לְהַעֲבִ֨יר | lə-ha-ʿă-ḇîr} ‘to cause to pass,’ stipulating the prohibition of child sacrifice.
In context — 2 Kings 23:10
And he defiled the Topheth , which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, so that no one could cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֗י (levilti) 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 Kgs.23.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W6.S1) and character.