Judges 16:18:5Judg.16.18.W5TAB
אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒
etkollibo
“all his heart”
- Transliteration
- et-kol-li-BO
- Extended
- eht-kohl-li-BOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.kɔːl.libˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-kol-li-BO
- clause
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO
- sentence
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM
Exegesis
The phrase kol lib-bo {כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ | kol lib-bō} denotes the entirety of his inner self.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Judges 16:18
And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this time , for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines went up to her, and they brought the silver in their hand.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 16:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ (etkollibo) 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 Judg.16.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.18.W5.S1) and character.