Jeremiah 23:9:4Jer.23.9.W4TAB
בְקִרְבִּ֗י
vekirbi
“within me”
- Transliteration
- ve-kir-BI
- Extended
- veh-kir-BEE
- IPA
- /vərˈbbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- within me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kir-BI
- phraseyour reading level
nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI
- clause
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin
- sentence
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH u-mip-ne div-RE kad-SHO
Exegesis
The Nifal perfect nishbar {נִשְׁבַּר | niš·bar} ‘is broken’ denotes passive collapse, followed by the intensifying construct libbi beqirbi {לִבִּי בְקִרְבִּי | lib·bî bə·qir·bî} ‘my heart within me’.
In context — Jeremiah 23:9
Concerning the prophets: My heart is crushed within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a man made drunk, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and because of the words of His holiness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:9, so the Hebrew word בְקִרְבִּ֗י (vekirbi) 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.23.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.9.W4.S1) and character.