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
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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Word in context
- word
li-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
bish-ri-RUT li-BAM
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.