2 Samuel 18:14:152 Sam.18.14.W15TAB
בְּלֵ֥ב
belev
“in the heart of”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV
- Extended
- beh-LEEV
- IPA
- /bəˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
be-LEV ha-e-LA
- clause
o-de-NU KHAI be-LEV ha-e-LA
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV lo-KHEN o-khi-LA le-fa-NE-kha va-yik-KAKH she-lo-SHA she-va-TIM be-KHA-po va-yit-ka-EM be-LEV av-sha-LOM o-de-NU KHAI be-LEV ha-e-LA
Exegesis
The repetition of belev {בְּלֵב | bəleḇ} ‘in the heart’ first locates the fatal strike in Absalom (avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾăḇšālōm}) and then situates him within haelah {הָאֵלָה | hāʾēlāh} ‘the oak’, heightening the scene’s dramatic poignancy.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־בlamed-bet-bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:14
And Joab said, “I will not linger like this before you.” Then he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the heart of the oak tree.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:14:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 18:14, so the Hebrew word בְּלֵ֥ב (belev) 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.18.14.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.14.W15.S1) and character.