Proverbs 11:20:3Prov.11.20.W3TAB
עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵ֑ב
ikeshelev
“crooked of heart”
- Transliteration
- i-KE-she-LEV
- Extended
- ihk-KEH-sheh-LEEV
- IPA
- /ʕiq.qəˈʃeː.leːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- crooked of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
i-KE-she-LEV
- clause
to-a-VA-at Ye-ho-VAH i-KE-she-LEV
- sentence
to-a-VA-at Ye-ho-VAH i-KE-she-LEV u-re-tso-NO te-mi-ME DA-rekh
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 11:20
The crooked of heart are an abomination to the LORD , but those who are upright in their way are His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:20, so the Hebrew word עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵ֑ב (ikeshelev) 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 Prov.11.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.20.W3.S1) and character.