2 Samuel 13:33:52 Sam.13.33.W5TAB
אֶל־לִבּוֹ֙
ellibo
“to his heart”
- Transliteration
- el-li-BO
- Extended
- ehl-lii-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.libˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-li-BO
- phraseyour reading level
al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO
- clause
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu
- sentence
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
Exegesis
The phrase el libo davar {אֶל־לִבּוֹ דָּבָר | ʼeḷ lib-bō dā-vār} ‘to his heart the matter’ marks the psychological object of reception, with le‘emor {לֵאמֹר | lê-ʾmôr} ‘to say’ introducing indirect discourse.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, emotional center”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:33
And now, let not my lord the king take the matter to heart to say, “All the king’s sons have died,” for only Amnon is dead alone .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:33, so the Hebrew word אֶל־לִבּוֹ֙ (ellibo) 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 Sam.13.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.33.W5.S1) and character.