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
| 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
LEV
- clause
kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.