Jeremiah 20:12:7Jer.20.12.W7TAB
וָלֵ֑ב
valev
“and heart”
- Transliteration
- va-LEV
- Extended
- vaa-LEEV
- IPA
- /vaːˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-LEV
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
Exegesis
The pair kelayot {כְלָי֖וֹת | kə-lā-yō-ṯ} and lev {וָלֵ֑ב | wā-lē-ḇ} form a merism for the inner self.
In context — Jeremiah 20:12
But you, O LORD of hosts , who examine the righteous and see the kidneys and heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have revealed my cause.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 20:12, so the Hebrew word וָלֵ֑ב (valev) 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.20.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.12.W7.S1) and character.