Deuteronomy 20:8:17Deut.20.8.W17TAB
כִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
kilvavo
“as his heart”
- Transliteration
- kil-va-VO
- Extended
- keel-vah-VOH
- IPA
- /kilvaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
kil-va-VO
- clause
ve-LO yi-MAS et-le-VAV e-KHA-v kil-va-VO
- sentence
ve-yas-FU ha-sho-TREEM le-da-BER el-ha-AM ve-am-RU mi-ha-ISH ha-ya-RE ve-RAKH hal-le-VAV ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to ve-LO yi-MAS et-le-VAV e-KHA-v kil-va-VO
Exegesis
The prohibitive velo yimmas {וְלֹא יִמַּ֛ס | wə-lōʾ yim-mas} combined with kilvavo {כִּלְבָבֽוֹ | ki-lə-ḇā-vô} uses a melting metaphor for morale loss. The Hebrew sequence of command and purpose is preserved by linking the departure instruction with the reason clause in English.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:8
And the officers shall address the people again and say, “Who is the man who is fearful and fainthearted ? Let him go and return to his house so that he does not cause the heart of his brothers to melt like his own.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:8:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 20:8, so the Hebrew word כִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃ (kilvavo) 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.20.8.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.8.W17.S1) and character.