2 Samuel 15:13:62 Sam.15.13.W6TAB

לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ

levish

heart of a man or the heart of a person

Transliteration
lev-ISH
Extended
leh-vih-EESH
IPA
/lɛv.ˈʔiːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
heart of a man or the heart of a person

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Result
לֶב + אִ֥ישׁ
lev + ish
levish

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    lev-ISH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lev-ISH yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM

  4. sentence

    va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM

Exegesis

The compound lev-ʾīš {לֶב־אִישׁ | lev-ʾīš} ‘heart of a man’ stands as subject, with Yisrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis·rā·ʾēl} ‘of Israel’ in apposition.

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–bet

heart

In context2 Samuel 15:13

And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ (levish) 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.15.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W6.S1) and character.