Proverbs 19:21:3Prov.19.21.W3TAB
בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ
belevish
“in the heart of a man”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV-Ish
- Extended
- beh-LEHV-EEsh
- IPA
- /bəˈlɛv.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV-Ish
- clause
ra-BOT ma-kha-sha-BOT be-LEV-Ish
- sentence
ra-BOT ma-kha-sha-BOT be-LEV-Ish va-a-TSAT Ye-ho-VAH HI ta-KUM
Exegesis
The verse employs synonymous parallelism by pairing rabot {רַבּ֣וֹת | rab-bōṯ} ‘many’ with maḥăš-šā-vōṯ {מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת | maḥăš-šā-vōṯ} ‘thoughts, plans’ in the construct phrase belevish {בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ | bə-lev-ʾîš} ‘in the heart of a man.’
Root and etymology
l-b
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the LORD will stand .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:21, so the Hebrew word בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ (belevish) 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.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.21.W3.S1) and character.