Isaiah 13:7:4Isa.13.7.W4TAB
וְכָל־לְבַ֥ב
vekhollevav
“and every heart of”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-le-VAV
- Extended
- veh-khaal-leh-VAV
- IPA
- /vəχɔl.ləˈvav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and every heart of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khol-le-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH
- clause
ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH yim-MAS
- sentence
al-KE-n kol-ya-DA-yim tir-pe-NA ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH yim-MAS
Exegesis
The universal quantifier kôl {כֹּל | kôl} heads two parallel nominal constructions, kôl-yă-ḏă-yîm {כָּל־יָדַיִם | kôl-yă-ḏă-yîm} and kôl-lē-ḇāḇ {כָּל־לְבַב | kôl-lē-ḇāḇ}, underscoring totality in physical agency and inner resolve.
In the second clause, the noun lē-ḇāḇ {לֵבָב | lē-ḇāḇ} ‘heart’ functions metaphorically as the seat of determination, while ʾə-nôš {אֱנוֹשׁ | ʾə-nôš} ‘mortal one’ highlights human frailty.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart; inner person”
In context — Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will become weak, and every human heart will melt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־לְבַ֥ב (vekhollevav) 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 Isa.13.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.7.W4.S1) and character.