Daniel 4:16:1Dan.4.16.W1TABWLC Daniel 4:13
לְבַבְהֵ֙הּ֙
levavheh
“his heart or mind”
- Transliteration
- le-vav-HEH
- Extended
- leh-vahv-HEH
- IPA
- /ləvavˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his heart or mind
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vav-HEH
- clause
le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH
- sentence
le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH ve-shiv-A i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI
Exegesis
The clause opens with libbeh {לִבְבֵהּ | libbēh} “his heart” as a fronted subject, placing rhetorical emphasis on the inner life of the king.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner part”
In context — Daniel 4:16
His heart shall be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a beast shall be given to him, and seven times shall pass over him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 4:16, so the Hebrew word לְבַבְהֵ֙הּ֙ (levavheh) 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 Dan.4.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.16.W1.S1) and character.