2 Samuel 17:10:52 Sam.17.10.W5TAB
כְּלֵ֥ב
kelev
“like the heart of”
- Transliteration
- ke-LEV
- Extended
- keh-LEHV
- IPA
- /kəˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the heart of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ke-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-LEV ha-AR-ye
- clause
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS
- 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’.
In context — 2 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 17:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word כְּלֵ֥ב (kelev) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W5.S1) and character.