Job 17:11:6Job.17.11.W6TAB
לְבָבִֽי׃
levavi
“of my heart”
- Transliteration
- le-va-VI
- Extended
- leh-vah-VEE
- IPA
- /ləvaˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-va-VI
- clause
mo-ra-SHEI le-va-VI
- sentence
ya-MAI a-ve-RU zim-mo-TAI nit-te-KU mo-ra-SHEI le-va-VI
Exegesis
Finally, a verbless construct chain morashe levavi {מוֹרָשֵׁי לְבָבִי | mōrāšê ləḇāḇî} ‘treasured portion of my heart’ serves as the object of severing. The asyndetic coordination underscores the relentless progression of loss, and the contrast between Qal and Niphal perfect forms highlights active experience followed by passive reception. Formal translation retains the compressed enumeration to preserve poetic brevity, while dynamic translation introduces “even” to intensify the lament.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner person”
In context — Job 17:11
My days have passed; my plans have been cut off, the treasured portion of my heart.
About this coordinate
Job 17:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 17:11, so the Hebrew word לְבָבִֽי׃ (levavi) 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 Job.17.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.11.W6.S1) and character.