Job 17:4:1Job.17.4.W1TAB
כִּֽי־לִ֭בָּם
kilibam
“for their heart”
- Transliteration
- ki-LI-bam
- Extended
- kih-LEE-baam
- IPA
- /kiː.ˈlib.baːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for their heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-LI-bam
- clause
ki-LI-bam tsa-FAN-ta mi-SA-khel
- sentence
ki-LI-bam tsa-FAN-ta mi-SA-khel al-KEN LO te-ro-MEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki-libbam {כִּֽי־לִ֭בָּם | kî-lib-bām} ‘because their heart’, where the fused causal marker gives prominence to the inner faculty.
Root and etymology
RootLamed–Bet–Bet
“inner core”
In context — Job 17:4
For You have hidden their heart from understanding ; therefore You will not exalt them.
About this coordinate
Job 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 17:4, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לִ֭בָּם (kilibam) 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.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.17.4.W1.S1) and character.