Ezekiel 17:14:4Ezek.17.14.W4TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֖י
levilti
“so as not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not to
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 |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI
- clause
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE
- sentence
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
Exegesis
Lə-vil-tî {לְבִלְתִּי | lə-vil-tî} ‘in order not to’ governs hitnasse {הִתְנַשֵּׂא | hit-na-sêʾ} ‘to exalt itself,’ forming a negative purpose clause.
In context — Ezekiel 17:14
This was to make the kingdom lowly so that it would not lift itself up, but would keep its covenant and stand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 17:14, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֖י (levilti) 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.17.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.14.W4.S1) and character.