Proverbs 6:14:2Prov.6.14.W2TAB
בְּלִבּ֗וֹ
belibo
“in his heart”
- Transliteration
- be-li-BO
- Extended
- beh-lih-BOH
- IPA
- /bəlibˈboː/
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-li-BO
- phraseyour reading level
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO
- clause
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET
- sentence
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET me-da-NIM mid-ya-NIM ye-shal-LE-akh
Exegesis
The verse opens with an absolute noun tahpukhot {תַּהְפֻּכוֹת | tahpûqōṯ} ‘perversions’ as the subject, followed by a prepositional phrase b'libbo {בְּלִבּ֗וֹ | bĕlîbbô} indicating internal disposition.
Root and etymology
Rootl-b
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 6:14
Perversity is in his heart; he plots evil at all times; he sends out strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:14, so the Hebrew word בְּלִבּ֗וֹ (belibo) 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.6.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.14.W2.S1) and character.