Jeremiah 17:9:2Jer.17.9.W2TAB
הַלֵּ֛ב
halev
“the heart”
- Transliteration
- ha-LEV
- Extended
- hah-LEEV
- IPA
- /halˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
A-kov ha-LEV
- clause
A-kov ha-LEV mi-KOL ve-a-NUSH HU
- sentence
A-kov ha-LEV mi-KOL ve-a-NUSH HU MI ye-da-E-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the predicate adjective aqov {עָקֹב | ʿā-qōḇ} ‘deceitful’, positioned before the subject halev {הַלֵּב | hal-lēḇ} ‘the heart’, thereby foregrounding the heart’s deceptive character.
Root and etymology
Rootl-b
“heart, mind, will”
In context — Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and incurably sick; who can know it ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:9, so the Hebrew word הַלֵּ֛ב (halev) 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.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.9.W2.S1) and character.