Deuteronomy 20:3:11Deut.20.3.W11TAB
לְבַבְכֶ֗ם
levavkhem
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- le-vav-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-vahv-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ləvavˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- your heart
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vav-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM
- clause
al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-a-MAR a-le-HEM she-MA yis-ra-EL a-TEM ke-re-VIM ha-YOM la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHEM al-ye-RAKH le-vav-KHEM al-tir-U ve-al-takh-pe-ZU ve-al-ta-ar-TZU mip-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The sequence of four negatives (al-yerakh, al-tireu, ve-al-tachpezu, ve-al-taartzū) intensifies the exhortation by addressing levavkhem {לְבַבְכֶם | le-vav-khem} ‘your inner resolve’ and emotional reactions, all framed mipneihēm {מִּפְנֵיהֶם | mip-pə-nē-hēm} ‘from before them.’ The Hebrew’s repetitive imperatives create a rhythmic urgency that the English rendering preserves.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:3
And he shall say to them, “Hear, Israel: today you are coming near to the battle against your enemies. Do not let your heart weaken; do not fear, do not panic, and do not be terrified in front of them.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 20:3, so the Hebrew word לְבַבְכֶ֗ם (levavkhem) 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.20.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.3.W11.S1) and character.