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

Result
אֶת + כָּל + לִ + בּוֹ֒
et + kol + li + bo
etkollibo

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-kol-li-BO

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextJudges 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.