Proverbs 23:15:5Prov.23.15.W5TAB
לִבִּ֣י
libi
“my heart”
- Transliteration
- li-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
li-BI
- phraseyour reading level
li-BI gam-a-NI
- clause
yi-se-MAKH li-BI gam-a-NI
- sentence
be-NI im-kha-KHAM li-BE-kha yi-se-MAKH li-BI gam-a-NI
Exegesis
The apodosis begins with the pronominal subject libbi {לִבִּי | lib-bî} ‘my heart’ and the imperfect verb yismach, while the conjunction gam {גַּם | gam} ‘also’ together with the independent pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾănî} ‘I’ adds emphatic force. This chiastic pattern of heart–wise–heart–joy underscores the link between the hearer’s inner disposition and the speaker’s emotional response.
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 23:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:15, so the Hebrew word לִבִּ֣י (libi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.15.W5.S1) and character.