Ezekiel 13:17:8Ezek.13.17.W8TAB
מִֽלִבְּהֶ֑ן
milibbehen
“from their heart”
- Transliteration
- mi-lib-be-HEN
- Extended
- mih-leeb-beh-HEN
- IPA
- /milibːəˈhɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- from their heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-lib-be-HEN
- clause
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN ve-hin-na-VE a-LE-hen
Exegesis
The phrase milibhen {מִֽלִבְּהֶ֑ן | mi-lib-bə-hen} ‘from their own heart’ uses a singular construct noun with a plural suffix to highlight individual intentions.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner self”
In context — Ezekiel 13:17
And you, son of man , set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy from their own heart ; and prophesy against them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 13:17, so the Hebrew word מִֽלִבְּהֶ֑ן (milibbehen) 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 Ezek.13.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.17.W8.S1) and character.