Proverbs 14:30:3Prov.14.30.W3TAB

לֵ֣ב

lev

a heart

Transliteration
LEV
Extended
LEEV
IPA
/ˈleːv/

Meaning by language

English
a heart

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEV

  2. clause

    kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE

  3. sentence

    kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE u-re-KAV a-tsa-MOT kin-A

Exegesis

The nominal clause lev marpe {לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א | lēv mar-pê} ‘heart of healing’ functions as the positive predicate.

Root and etymology

ל־ב־ב

heart, inner being

In contextProverbs 14:30

A healing heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is decay to the bones.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 14:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:30, 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 Prov.14.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.30.W3.S1) and character.