Joshua 22:26:4Josh.22.26.W4TAB
לִבְנ֖וֹת
livnot
“to build”
- Transliteration
- liv-NOT
- Extended
- leev-NOHT
- IPA
- /livˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to build
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-NOT
- clause
va-NO-mer na-a-SE-NA la-NU liv-NOT et-ham-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-NO-mer na-a-SE-NA la-NU liv-NOT et-ham-miz-BE-akh LO le-o-LA ve-LO le-ZA-vakh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lanu {לָנוּ | lā-nû} ‘for us’ marks purpose while the infinitive construct livnot {לִבְנ֖וֹת | lib-nôṯ} ‘to build’ expresses intent.
In context — Joshua 22:26
So we said, “Let us now build an altar for ourselves—not for burnt offering , and not for sacrifice.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 22:26, so the Hebrew word לִבְנ֖וֹת (livnot) 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 Josh.22.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.26.W4.S1) and character.