Ezekiel 13:22:11Ezek.13.22.W11TAB
לְבִלְתִּי־שׁ֛וּב
leviltishuv
“so as not to turn back”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI-shuv
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE-shoov
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː.ʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not to turn back
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI-shuv
- clause
u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
- sentence
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
Exegesis
The negative purpose clause le-vil-tî-šûv {לְבִלְתִּי־שׁוּב | lə-vi-lṯî-šûḇ} with a Qal infinitive marks the aim of non-repentance, linked to the construct mid-dar-kô hā-rā‘ {מִדַּרְכּ֥וֹ הָרָע | mid-dar-ḵô hā-rā‘} “from his evil way.”
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Ezekiel 13:22
Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּי־שׁ֛וּב (leviltishuv) 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.13.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W11.S1) and character.