Jeremiah 23:16:13Jer.23.16.W13TAB
לִבָּם֙
libam
“their heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BAM
- Extended
- lih-BAAM
- IPA
- /libˈbaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their heart
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BAM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZON li-BAM
- clause
kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In chazon libbām yedabberu {חֲז֤וֹן לִבָּם יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ | ḥăzôn libbām yedabberû}, the construct chain and Piel verb ‘they speak a vision from their heart’ contrast human invention with lo mi-pî YHWH {לֹ֖א מִפִּי יְהוָֽה | lōʾ mi-pî Yəhōwāh} ‘not from the mouth of the LORD,’ which denies divine origin.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 23:16
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, for they fill you with emptiness. They speak a vision of their own heart , and not from the mouth of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Jeremiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word לִבָּם֙ (libam) 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.23.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.16.W13.S1) and character.