Jeremiah 23:17:12Jer.23.17.W12TAB
לִבּוֹ֙
libbo
“of his heart”
- Transliteration
- lib-BO
- Extended
- lihb-BOH
- IPA
- /libˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lib-BO
- phraseyour reading level
bish-ri-RUT lib-BO
- clause
ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
The vav-conjunctive clause vechol holekh bishrirut libo {וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ | wə-ḵōl hōleḵ biš-rî-rût lî-bô} extends false assurances to all persisting in self-willed obstinacy.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, mind”
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word לִבּוֹ֙ (libbo) 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.23.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W12.S1) and character.