Jeremiah 17:23:11Jer.17.23.W11TAB
וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י
ulevilti
“and so as not to”
- Transliteration
- u-le-vil-TI
- Extended
- oo-leh-vihl-TTEE
- IPA
- /uːləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and so as not to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-vil-TI
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
- sentence
ve-LO sha-me-U ve-LO hi-TU et-o-ZE-nam va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
Exegesis
The purpose marker le-bilti {לְבִלְתִּי | lə-ḇil-ti} ‘so as not’ introduces a negative purpose clause governing the infinitive constructs shemoa {שְׁמֹעַ | šə-mōaʿ} ‘to hear’ and kachat {קַחַת | qa-ḥat} ‘to take’, with musar {מוּסָר | mû-sār} ‘instruction’ specifying the refused guidance.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 17:23
But they did not listen or incline their ear; rather, they stiffened their neck , so as not to hear or receive instruction .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word וּלְבִלְתִּ֖י (ulevilti) 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.17.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W11.S1) and character.