Jeremiah 22:17:4Jer.22.17.W4TAB
וְלִבְּךָ֔
velibbekha
“and your heart”
- Transliteration
- ve-LIB-be-kha
- Extended
- veh-LIHB-beh-khaa
- IPA
- /vəlibːəˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LIB-be-kha
- clause
KI EN e-NE-kha ve-LIB-be-kha KI im-al-BIT-se-e-kha
- sentence
KI EN e-NE-kha ve-LIB-be-kha KI im-al-BIT-se-e-kha ve-AL dam-ha-na-KI lish-POKH ve-al-ha-O-shekh ve-al-ham-me-RU-tsa la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The parallel terms ʿê-ney-kha {עֵינֶיךָ | ʿê-ney-kha} and wə-lib-bə-ḵā {וְלִבְּךָ | wə-lib-bə-ḵā} highlight both perception and intention.
In context — Jeremiah 22:17
For your eyes and your heart are fixed only on selfish gain and on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and on violence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:17, so the Hebrew word וְלִבְּךָ֔ (velibbekha) 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.22.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.17.W4.S1) and character.