Judges 19:8:10Judg.19.8.W10TAB
לְבָ֣בְךָ֔
levavkha
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- le-VAV-kha
- Extended
- leh-VAAV-khaa
- IPA
- /ləvaːvˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VAV-kha
- clause
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM
- sentence
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The Piel imperative sᵊ‘ād-nā {סְעָד־נָא֙ | sᵊ‘ād-nā} ‘please refresh’ followed by ləḇāḇḵā {לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | ləḇāḇḵā} ‘your heart’ invites sustenance.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner self”
In context — Judges 19:8
On the fifth day, he rose early in the morning to depart, but the father of the young woman said, “Please refresh your heart , and delay yourselves until the day inclines.” So the two of them ate together.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 19:8, so the Hebrew word לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ (levavkha) 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.19.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.8.W10.S1) and character.