Judges 18:20:2Judg.18.20.W2TAB
לֵ֣ב
lev
“heart of”
- Transliteration
- LEV
- Extended
- LEEV
- IPA
- /ˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- heart of
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
LEV
- phraseyour reading level
LEV ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel
- sentence
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel va-ya-VO be-KE-rev ha-AM
Exegesis
The opening sequence employs the vav-consecutive wayyiṭṭāḇ {וַיִּיטַב֙ | wayyiṭṭāḇ} ‘it was good’ with the noun lēḇ {לֵ֣ב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ following the verb to emphasize the priest’s emotional state.
Root and etymology
l-b-blambetbet
“heart, inner person”
In context — Judges 18:20
And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod , the teraphim, and the idol; then he entered the midst of the people.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:20, so the Hebrew word לֵ֣ב (lev) 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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.20.W2.S1) and character.