Ezekiel 20:15:6Ezek.20.15.W6TAB
לְבִלְתִּי֩
levilti
“to not, so as not”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to not, so as not
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
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI ha-VI o-TAM
- clause
le-vil-TI ha-VI o-TAM el-ha-A-rets a-sher-na-TI za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH tse-VI HI le-khol-ha-a-ra-TSOT
- sentence
ve-GAM-a-NI na-SA-ti YA-di la-HEM ba-mid-BAR le-vil-TI ha-VI o-TAM el-ha-A-rets a-sher-na-TI za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH tse-VI HI le-khol-ha-a-ra-TSOT
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by levilti {לְבִלְתִּי | lə-ḇil-tî} ‘in order not to’ governs the Hiphil infinitive havi {הָבִיא | hā-ˈvî} ‘to bring’, with otam {אוֹתָם | ō-ˈtām} ‘them’ as object.
In context — Ezekiel 20:15
And also I lifted My hand to them in the wilderness so that I would not bring them into the land that I gave, a land flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 20:15, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּי֩ (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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.15.W6.S1) and character.