2 Samuel 14:13:132 Sam.14.13.W13TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֛י
levilti
“so as not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not to
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
u-mi-da-BER ha-ME-lekh ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ke-a-SHEM le-vil-TI ha-SHIV ha-ME-lekh et-nid-KHO
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA ve-la-MA kha-SHAV-te ka-ZOT al-AM e-lo-HIM u-mi-da-BER ha-ME-lekh ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ke-a-SHEM le-vil-TI ha-SHIV ha-ME-lekh et-nid-KHO
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil infinitive construct hashiv {הָשִׁ֥יב | hā-šî-ḇ} ‘cause to return’ paired with the Niphal participle et-nidcho {אֶת־נִדְּחֽוֹ | ʾet-nid-dā-ḥō} ‘his banished one’ forms a purpose clause introduced by levilti {לְבִלְתִּ֛י | lə-ḇil-tī} ‘in order that not’, explaining the reason for the king’s fault.
Root and etymology
l-b-b
“heart, mind, will”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:13
And the woman said, “So why have you planned such a thing against the people of God ? By speaking this word, the king renders himself guilty, for the king does not bring back his banished one .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:13:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:13, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֛י (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 Sam.14.13.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.13.W13.S1) and character.