Proverbs 22:17:6Prov.22.17.W6TAB
וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗
velibekha
“and your heart”
- Transliteration
- ve-li-be-KHA
- Extended
- veh-lih-beh-KHAA
- IPA
- /və.lib.bəˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-li-be-KHA
- clause
ve-li-be-KHA ta-SHIT le-da-TI
- sentence
HAT oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA div-RE kha-kha-MIM ve-li-be-KHA ta-SHIT le-da-TI
Exegesis
The coordinated sequence wəlibbᵉḵā tāšīt {וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית | wəlibbᵉḵā tāšīt} ‘and your heart you shall set’ combines a conjunction with a jussive imperfect to express volitional placement of the inner disposition.
Root and etymology
Rootl–b–b
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and let your heart set itself to my knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 22:17, so the Hebrew word וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ (velibekha) 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.22.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.17.W6.S1) and character.