Proverbs 3:1:6Prov.3.1.W6TAB
לִבֶּֽךָ׃
libbekha
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- lib-BE-kha
- Extended
- lihbb-EH-khaa
- IPA
- /libˈbɛxaː/
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
lib-BE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
- clause
u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
- sentence
be-NI to-ra-TI al-tish-ke-KHAKH u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
In this second clause, mitzvotai {וּמִצְוֺתַי | û-mîṣ-vō-ṯay} ‘my commandments’ precedes the locative phrase libecha {לִבֶּךָ | lī̆-bê-ḵā} ‘in your heart’, emphasizing internalization of the commands.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־בlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not let my teaching slip away; let your heart keep my commandments.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 3:1, so the Hebrew word לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (libbekha) 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.3.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.1.W6.S1) and character.