Proverbs 15:13:1Prov.15.13.W1TAB
לֵ֣ב
lev
“heart”
- Transliteration
- LEV
- Extended
- LEEV
- IPA
- /ˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
LEV
- clause
LEV sa-ME-akh ye-TIV pa-NIM
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh ye-TIV pa-NIM u-ve-a-tsa-ve-LEV RU-akh ne-KHE-a
Exegesis
The first clause begins with lev {לֵב | lēb} ‘heart’ and the adjectival predicate sameach {שָׂמֵחַ | sāmēaḥ} ‘joyful’, followed by the Hifil imperfect verb yeitiv {יֵיטִב | yēṭîḇ} ‘makes good’ and its object panim {פָּנִים | pānîm} ‘face’, showing a causative effect from inner feeling to outward appearance.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner person”
In context — Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes the countenance cheerful, but sorrow of heart breaks the spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:13, 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.15.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.13.W1.S1) and character.