Proverbs 19:3:7Prov.19.3.W7TAB
לִבּֽוֹ׃
libo
“his heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BO
- Extended
- lih-BOH
- IPA
- /libˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BO
- phraseyour reading level
yiz-AF li-BO
- clause
ve-AL-ye-ho-VAH yiz-AF li-BO
- sentence
i-VE-let a-DAM te-sal-LEF dar-KO ve-AL-ye-ho-VAH yiz-AF li-BO
Exegesis
The second clause begins with wəʿal {וְעַל־ | wə-ʿal-} introducing the prepositional phrase YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘the LORD’, where libbô {לִבּוֹ | libbô} ‘his heart’ serves as subject of the Qal imperfect verb yizʿap̄ {יִזְעַף | yizʿap̄} ‘gets angry’. The waw conveys contrast: self-inflicted ruin is paired with misplaced blame on God, reinforcing the proverb’s moral warning.
Root and etymology
RootLamed–Bet–Bet
“inner being”
In context — Proverbs 19:3
The folly of a man perverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 19:3, so the Hebrew word לִבּֽוֹ׃ (libo) 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.19.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.3.W7.S1) and character.