Hosea 13:6:5Hos.13.6.W5TAB
לִבָּ֑ם
libam
“their heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BAM
- Extended
- lih-BAAM
- IPA
- /libˈbaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-ga-A-RAM li-BAM
- clause
ke-mar-i-TAM va-yis-be-U sa-VU va-yig-ga-A-RAM li-BAM
- sentence
ke-mar-i-TAM va-yis-be-U sa-VU va-yig-ga-A-RAM li-BAM al-KEN she-khe-KHU-NI
Exegesis
The next wayyiqtol verb vayyaram {וַיָּרָם | way-yā-rām} ‘and was lifted up’ takes libbam {לִבָּם | li-bām} ‘their heart’ as its subject in a Hebrew idiom for pride.
Root and etymology
l-b
“heart, inner being”
In context — Hosea 13:6
As they fed on pasture , they were satisfied; they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 13:6, so the Hebrew word לִבָּ֑ם (libam) 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 Hos.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.6.W5.S1) and character.