Jeremiah 17:23:8Jer.17.23.W8TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֣י
levilti
“so as not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TTEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
le-vil-TI
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a
- 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 17:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֣י (levilti) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W8.S1) and character.