Proverbs 28:26:2Prov.28.26.W2TAB
בְּ֭לִבּוֹ
belibbo
“in his heart”
- Transliteration
- be-LIB-bo
- Extended
- beh-LIHB-boh
- IPA
- /bəˈlib.boː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his heart
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LIB-bo
- clause
BO-te-akh be-LIB-bo HU khe-SIL
- sentence
BO-te-akh be-LIB-bo HU khe-SIL ve-ho-LEKH be-kha-KHMA HU yim-ma-LET
Exegesis
Each clause includes a prepositional phrase marking the sphere of action—bᵊlibbô {בְּ֭לִבּוֹ | bᵊlibbô} ‘in his heart’ contrasted with bᵊḥāḵmāh {בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה | bᵊḥāḵmāh} ‘in wisdom.’
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool , but whoever walks in wisdom will be delivered .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 28:26, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭לִבּוֹ (belibbo) 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.28.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.26.W2.S1) and character.