Jeremiah 18:9:5Jer.18.9.W5TAB
לִבְנֹ֖ת
livnot
“to build”
- Transliteration
- liv-NOT
- Extended
- lih-vnoh-T
- IPA
- /livˈnoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to build
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-NOT
- clause
liv-NOT ve-lin-TO-a
- sentence
ve-RE-ga a-da-BER al-GOY ve-al-mam-la-KHA liv-NOT ve-lin-TO-a
Exegesis
The Qal infinitive constructs livnot {לִבְנֹ֖ת | li-ḇə-nōṯ} and velintoʿa {וְלִנְטֹֽעַ | wə-lin-to-a} introduce purpose, specifying divine intent to build and to plant as acts of restoration.
Root and etymology
lamed–bet–betlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 18:9
And at an instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 18:9, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֹ֖ת (livnot) 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.18.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.9.W5.S1) and character.