Proverbs 21:1:2Prov.21.1.W2TAB
לֶב־מֶ֭לֶךְ
levmelekh
“the heart of a king”
- Transliteration
- lev-ME-lekh
- Extended
- LEHV-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /lɛv.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lev-ME-lekh
- clause
pal-GE-MA-yim lev-ME-lekh be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
pal-GE-MA-yim lev-ME-lekh be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH al-KOL-a-SHER yakh-POts ya-te-NU
Exegesis
The Hebrew simile palgei-māyim {פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם | pəlgê-māyim} ‘streams of water’ in construct with lev-melech {לֵב־מֶלֶךְ | lēv-mêlêk} ‘heart of king’ portrays human intentions as fluid.
Root and etymology
לבבl-b-b
“heart, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 21:1
A king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD , like channels of water; He steers it wherever He desires .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:1, so the Hebrew word לֶב־מֶ֭לֶךְ (levmelekh) 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.21.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.1.W2.S1) and character.