Jeremiah 13:10:9Jer.13.10.W9TAB

לִבָּ֔ם

libam

their heart

Transliteration
li-BAM
Extended
lih-BAAM
IPA
/libˈbaːm/

Meaning by language

English
their heart

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִ + בָּ֔ם
li + bam
libam

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    li-BAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    bish-ri-RUT li-BAM

  3. clause

    ha-AM ha-ZEH ha-RA ha-me-a-NIM lish-mo-A et-de-va-RAI ha-hol-KHIM bish-ri-RUT li-BAM va-yel-KHU a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM le-av-DAM u-le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-HEM

  4. sentence

    ha-AM ha-ZEH ha-RA ha-me-a-NIM lish-mo-A et-de-va-RAI ha-hol-KHIM bish-ri-RUT li-BAM va-yel-KHU a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM le-av-DAM u-le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-HEM vi-HI ka-E-zor ha-ZEH a-SHER lo-yits-LAKH la-KOL

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase bishrirut libam {בִּשְׁרִרוּת לִבָּם | bish-ri-rut lib-bam} “in the stubbornness of their heart” locates the source of disobedience internally.

Root and etymology

l-b-bl-b-b

heart, inner self

In contextJeremiah 13:10

This evil people, who refuse to listen to my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart , and go after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them, shall be like this sash, which will not succeed for anything.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 13:10, so the Hebrew word לִבָּ֔ם (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 Jer.13.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.10.W9.S1) and character.