Numbers 16:28:12Num.16.28.W12TAB
מִלִּבִּ֔י
milibi
“of my own accord”
- Transliteration
- mi-li-BI
- Extended
- mee-lee-BEE
- IPA
- /milˈlibi/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my own accord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
mi-li-BI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-LO mi-li-BI
- sentence
va-yo-MER mo-SHEH be-ZOT te-de-UN ki-ye-ho-VAH she-la-KHA-ni la-a-SOT ET kol-ha-ma-a-SIM ha-e-LEH ki-LO mi-li-BI
Exegesis
The second conjunction kilo {כִּי־לֹ֖א | kî-lō’} ‘because not’ introduces the negative clause milibi {מִלִּבִּֽי | mil-lî-bî} ‘from my heart’, denying personal volition. The English rendering preserves Hebrew clause order to highlight divine commissioning prior to the denial of self-initiative.
Root and etymology
Rootl-b
“heart, intention”
In context — Numbers 16:28
And Moses said, “By this you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works , for it was not from my own heart.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 16:28, so the Hebrew word מִלִּבִּ֔י (milibi) 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 Num.16.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.28.W12.S1) and character.