Isaiah 19:1:14Isa.19.1.W14TAB
וּלְבַ֥ב
ulevav
“and the heart of”
- Transliteration
- u-le-VAV
- Extended
- oo-leh-VAAV
- IPA
- /uːləˈvav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the heart of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-le-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-VAV mits-RA-yim
- clause
hi-NE ye-ho-VAH ro-KHEV al-AV KAL u-VA mits-RA-yim ve-NA-u e-li-LE mits-RA-yim mi-pa-NAV u-le-VAV mits-RA-yim yi-MAS be-kir-BO
- sentence
ma-SA mits-RA-yim hi-NE ye-ho-VAH ro-KHEV al-AV KAL u-VA mits-RA-yim ve-NA-u e-li-LE mits-RA-yim mi-pa-NAV u-le-VAV mits-RA-yim yi-MAS be-kir-BO
Exegesis
Finally, the construct ûl-bā́v miṣrāyim {וּלְבַב מִצְרַיִם | ūl-bā́v miṣrāyim} ‘and the heart of Egypt’ with yimmās {יִמַּס | yimmās} ‘will melt’ in bəkirbô {בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ | bəkirbô} ‘in its midst’ forms a vivid parallelism, intensifying comprehensive judgment.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner self”
In context — Isaiah 19:1
The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud to Egypt, and the idols of Egypt will tremble from before Him, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 19:1, so the Hebrew word וּלְבַ֥ב (ulevav) 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.19.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.1.W14.S1) and character.