Jeremiah 18:10:5Jer.18.10.W5TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֖י
levilti
“so as not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- 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
- clause
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI
- sentence
ve-a-SA ha-ra-A ha-RA be-NAI le-vil-TI she-MO-a be-ko-LI ve-ni-kham-TI al-ha-to-VA a-SHER a-MAR-ti le-HEI-tiv o-TO
Exegesis
The negative purpose-result clause levilti {לְבִלְתִּ֖י | lə-ḇil-tî} ‘so as not to’ + shmoa {שְׁמֹ֣עַ | šə-mōaʿ} ‘to listen’ indicates willful refusal.
Root and etymology
lamed–bet–betlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 18:10
If it does evil in My eyes and will not listen to My voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do for it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:10, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֖י (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.18.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.10.W5.S1) and character.