Proverbs 4:23:3Prov.4.23.W3TAB
לִבֶּ֑ךָ
libekha
“your heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BEKH-a
- Extended
- lih-BEH-khah
- IPA
- /libˈbɛ.xaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BEKH-a
- clause
mi-KOL-mish-MAR ne-TSOR li-BEKH-a
- sentence
mi-KOL-mish-MAR ne-TSOR li-BEKH-a KI-mi-ME-nu to-tse-OT kha-YIM
Exegesis
The Qal imperative netzor {נְצֹר | nəṣôr} ‘guard’ directs the action toward libbêḵā {לִבֶּךָ | libbêḵā} ‘your heart’, functioning metaphorically as the seat of thought and feeling.
In context — Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart more than any safeguarding , for from it come the sources of life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:23, so the Hebrew word לִבֶּ֑ךָ (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.4.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.23.W3.S1) and character.