Proverbs 15:11:6Prov.15.11.W6TAB
כִּֽי־לִבּ֥וֹת
kilibbot
“that the hearts of”
- Transliteration
- ki-lib-BOT
- Extended
- kih-lihb-BOHT
- IPA
- /ki.libˈboːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- that the hearts of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ki-lib-BOT
- phraseyour reading level
ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
- clause
AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
- sentence
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
Exegesis
The adversative particle af {אַ֝֗ף | ’ap̄} ‘even’ triggers a qal-vachomer inference with ki {כִּֽי־ | ki} ‘for/if’, highlighting a stronger corollary.
The construct libbot {לִבּ֥וֹת | lib-bōt} ‘hearts’ followed by bnei-Adam {בְּֽנֵי־אָדָם | bə-ne-ye-’ā-ḏām} ‘children of man’ shifts focus from cosmic realms to human interiority, intensifying the theological message that if Sheol and Abaddon are exposed before God, human minds are even more transparent.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“inner being”
In context — Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD ; how much more the hearts of the children of men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:11, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לִבּ֥וֹת (kilibbot) 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.15.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.11.W6.S1) and character.