Proverbs 20:9:3Prov.20.9.W3TAB
לִבִּ֑י
libbi
“my heart”
- Transliteration
- lib-BI
- Extended
- lih-BEE
- IPA
- /lib.ˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lib-BI
- clause
mi-yo-MAR zik-KI-ti lib-BI
- sentence
mi-yo-MAR zik-KI-ti lib-BI ta-HA-re-ti me-khat-TA-ti
Exegesis
The construct libbi {לִבִּי | lib-bî} “my heart” and the prepositional phrase mechatati {מֵחַטָּאתִֽי | mê-ḥa-ṭā-ʾ-tî} “from my sin” focus attention on inward integrity. In the formal translation, a semicolon preserves the Hebrew balance; in the dynamic, a coordinating conjunction mirrors the parallel structure.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, mind”
In context — Proverbs 20:9
Who can assert, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin?”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:9, so the Hebrew word לִבִּ֑י (libbi) 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.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.9.W3.S1) and character.