Jeremiah 13:22:3Jer.13.22.W3TAB

בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ

bilvavekh

in your heart

Transliteration
bil-va-VEKH
Extended
bihl-vah-VEHkh
IPA
/bilvaˈveːx/

Meaning by language

English
in your heart

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בִּלְ + בָ + בֵ֔ךְ
bil + va + vekh
bilvavekh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    bil-va-VEKH

  2. clause

    ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh

  3. sentence

    ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh be-ROV a-vo-NEKH nig-LU shu-la-YIKH ne-khe-MSU a-ke-VA-yikh

Exegesis

The phrase bilvavekh {בִּלְבָבֵךְ | bil-ḇā-ḇê-ḵ} ‘in your heart’ indicates internal deliberation.

Root and etymology

l-b-bl-b-b

heart, inner self

In contextJeremiah 13:22

And if you say in your heart, “Why have these things happened to me?” it is on account of the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts have been uncovered and your heels have been violated.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ (bilvavekh) 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.13.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.22.W3.S1) and character.