Proverbs 23:15:3Prov.23.15.W3TAB
לִבֶּ֑ךָ
libekha
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BE-kha
- Extended
- lih-BEH-khaa
- IPA
- /li.ˈbɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BE-kha
- clause
be-NI im-kha-KHAM li-BE-kha
- sentence
be-NI im-kha-KHAM li-BE-kha yi-se-MAKH li-BI gam-a-NI
Exegesis
In the protasis, the verb chakam {חָכַם | ḥā-kam} ‘is wise’ functions as the predicate with its subject expressed by the pronominal suffix in libbekha {לִבֶּךָ | lib-bə-khā} ‘your heart’.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise , then even my heart will rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:15, so the Hebrew word לִבֶּ֑ךָ (libekha) 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.23.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.15.W3.S1) and character.