2 Samuel 17:10:42 Sam.17.10.W4TAB

לִבּ֛וֹ

libo

his heart

Transliteration
li-BO
Extended
lih-BOH
IPA
/libˈboː/

Meaning by language

English
his heart

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Result
לִ + בּ֛וֹ
li + bo
libo

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    li-BO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER li-BO

  3. clause

    ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS

  4. sentence

    ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO

Exegesis

The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer} introduces the simile libbô {לִבּוֹ | libbô} ‘his heart’ compared to kelev hā-ʾaryēh {כְּלֵ֥ב הָאַרְיֵ֖ה | kelev hā-ʾaryēh} ‘heart of a lion’.

Root and etymology

l-b-b

heart; inner being

In context2 Samuel 17:10

Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 17:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word לִבּ֛וֹ (libo) 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.17.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W4.S1) and character.