Proverbs 17:22:1Prov.17.22.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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The word
Word in context
- word
LEV
- clause
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun lev {לֵב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ followed by the attributive adjective sameaḥ {שָׂמֵחַ | sāmēaḥ} ‘rejoicing,’ forming an emotional-noun phrase.
Root and etymology
l-bl-b
“heart, mind”
In context — Proverbs 17:22
A rejoicing heart does good like a healing , but a stricken spirit dries up the bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:22, 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.17.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W1.S1) and character.