Jeremiah 23:26:9Jer.23.26.W9TAB
לִבָּֽם׃
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
tar-MIT li-BAM
- clause
u-ne-vi-E tar-MIT li-BAM
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI ha-YESH be-LEV han-ne-vi-IM niv-be-E hash-sha-KER u-ne-vi-E tar-MIT li-BAM
Exegesis
Two parallel construct chains follow: niv-beʾei ha-šā-qer {נִבְּאֵי הַשָּׁקֶר | niv-be-ʾê ha-šā-qer} ‘prophets who prophesy falsehood’ and u-nəviʾei tar-maṯ lib-bām {וּנְבִיאֵי תַּרְמִת לִבָּם | wə-nə-vi-ʾê tar-maṯ lib-bām} ‘prophets of deceit from their own heart’. The repetition of prophets with participle and construct form emphasizes both the act of deception and its intimate source. The English uses parallel phrasing and explicit relational markers to mirror Hebrew structure.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Jeremiah 23:26
How long will this remain in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies and in the prophets who utter deceit from their own hearts?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:26, so the Hebrew word לִבָּֽם׃ (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.23.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.26.W9.S1) and character.