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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-va-VEKH
- clause
ve-KHI to-me-RI bil-va-VEKH ma-DU-a ke-ra-U-ni E-leh
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.