Numbers 32:7:4Num.32.7.W4TAB
אֶת־לֵ֖ב
etlev
“the heart of”
- Transliteration
- ET-lev
- Extended
- EET-LEHV
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-lev
- clause
ve-la-MAH te-ni-UN te-ni-UN ET-lev be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-la-MAH te-ni-UN te-ni-UN ET-lev be-NEI yis-ra-EL me-a-VOR el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-TAN la-HEM Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object et-LEV {אֶת־לֵב | ʾet-lê-ḇ} highlights the locus of resolve, lev {לֵב | lê-ḇ} ‘heart’.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed-bet-bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Numbers 32:7
And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which the LORD has given to them?
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 32:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־לֵ֖ב (etlev) 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.32.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.7.W4.S1) and character.