Deuteronomy 20:8:9Deut.20.8.W9TAB
הַלֵּבָ֔ב
hallevav
“of heart”
- Transliteration
- hal-le-VAV
- Extended
- hall-leh-VAAV
- IPA
- /halleˈvaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-le-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RAKH hal-le-VAV
- clause
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
- 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 paired descriptors hayare verakh halevav {הַיָּרֵא וְרַךְ הַלֵּבָב | ha-yā-rê wə-rakh ha-le-vāv} highlight a lack of courage.
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 20:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 20:8, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּבָ֔ב (hallevav) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.8.W9.S1) and character.