Proverbs 23:26:2Prov.23.26.W2TAB
לִבְּךָ֣
libekha
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- li-be-KHA
- Extended
- lih-beh-KHAA
- IPA
- /li.bəˈxaː/
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 | |
| 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
li-be-KHA
- clause
te-na-ve-NI li-be-KHA LI
- sentence
te-na-ve-NI li-be-KHA LI ve-E-NE-kha de-ra-KHAI tir-TSE-na ti-TSER-o-NA
Exegesis
The object libecha {לִבְּךָ֣ | lib-bə-ḵā} ‘your heart’ is governed by the dative li {לִ֑י | lî} ‘to me’, indicating personal commitment.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart , and let your eyes delight in my ways.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:26, so the Hebrew word לִבְּךָ֣ (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.23.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.26.W2.S1) and character.