Proverbs 23:34:3Prov.23.34.W3TAB
בְּלֶב־יָ֑ם
belevyam
“in the heart of the sea”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV-YAM
- Extended
- beh-LEV-YAAM
- IPA
- /bəlevˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV-YAM
- clause
ve-ha-yi-TA ke-sho-KHEV be-LEV-YAM
- sentence
ve-ha-yi-TA ke-sho-KHEV be-LEV-YAM u-ke-sho-KHEV be-ROSH khib-BEL
Exegesis
The first simile employs be-lev-yam {בְּלֶב־יָם | bə-lēḇ-yām} ‘in the heart of the sea’, a construct chain indicating the most perilous interior of the sea.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, center”
In context — Proverbs 23:34
And you will be like one who lies down in the heart of the sea , and like one who lies down on the top of a mast .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:34, so the Hebrew word בְּלֶב־יָ֑ם (belevyam) 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.23.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.34.W3.S1) and character.