Proverbs 23:26:3Prov.23.26.W3TAB

לִ֑י

li

to me

Transliteration
LI
Extended
LEE
IPA
/ˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    LI

  2. clause

    te-na-ve-NI li-be-KHA LI

  3. 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

k-l-y

kidney, inner part

In contextProverbs 23:26

My son, give me your heart , and let your eyes delight in my ways.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 23:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:26, so the Hebrew word לִ֑י (li) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.26.W3.S1) and character.