Deuteronomy 13:3:16Deut.13.3.W16TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
אֹהֲבִים֙
ohavim
“love”
- Transliteration
- o-ha-VIM
- Extended
- oh-hah-VEEM
- IPA
- /ʔo.haˈvim/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-ha-VIM
- clause
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive lā-da-‘at {לָדַעַת | lā-da-‘at} conveys purpose ‘to learn’, further defined by the interrogative ha-ye-śe-kem {הֲיֶשְׁכֶם | ha-ye-śe-kem} ‘whether you are’ plus the participle ʾō-hāv-îm {אֹהֲבִים | ʾō-hāv-îm} indicating the loyalty criterion.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֹהֲבִים֙ (ohavim) 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 Deut.13.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W16.S1) and character.