Isaiah 14:13:3Isa.14.13.W3TAB
בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙
billevavkha
“in your heart”
- Transliteration
- bil-le-VAV-kha
- Extended
- bihl-leh-VAHV-khah
- IPA
- /bil.vɑːvˈxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-le-VAV-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha
- clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I ve-e-SHEV be-har-mo-ED be-yar-ke-TE tsa-FON
Exegesis
The locative bilvavekha {בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ | bil-vā-ḇĕ-ḵā} “in your heart” indicates the internal source of the utterance.
In context — Isaiah 14:13
But you said in your heart, “To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of God I will lift up my throne; I will sit on the mountain of assembly , in the far reaches of the north.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ (billevavkha) 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.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.13.W3.S1) and character.