Ezekiel 14:4:15Ezek.14.4.W15TAB
אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ
ellibo
“into his heart”
- Transliteration
- el-li-BO
- Extended
- ehl-lih-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.libːoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-li-BO
- clause
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The hifil clause ya’aleh et-gillulav el-libbo {יַעֲלֶה אֶת־גִּלּוּלָיו אֶל־לִבּוֹ | ya-ʿă-lêh ʾet-gil-lû-lāw ʾel-lib-bō} depicts internal idolatry, while the phrase u-mikhshol avono yāsim nōkhaḥ panav {וּמִכְשׁוֹל עֲוֺנוֹ יָשִׂים נֹכַח פָּנָיו | û-mik-šōl ʿă-vo-nō yā-sîm nō-khaḥ pā-nāw} highlights deliberate sin as an obstacle.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner man”
In context — Ezekiel 14:4
Therefore, speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart , and places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to the multitude of his idols.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 14:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־לִבּ֗וֹ (ellibo) 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.14.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.4.W15.S1) and character.