Psalm 13:2:6Ps.13.2.W6TABWLC Psalms 13:3
בִּלְבָבִ֣י
bilvavi
“in my heart”
- Transliteration
- bil-va-VI
- Extended
- bihl-vah-VEE
- IPA
- /bilvaˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
bil-va-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM
- clause
ad-A-na a-SHIT e-TSOT be-naf-SHI ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM
- sentence
ad-A-na a-SHIT e-TSOT be-naf-SHI ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM ad-A-na ya-RUM o-ye-VI a-LAI
Exegesis
The phrase yagon bilvavi yomam {יָגוֹן בִּלְבָבִי יוֹמָם | yā-gôn bil-vā-vî yō-mām} 'sorrow in my heart daily' uses asyndeton to emphasize unceasing grief.
In context — Psalm 13:2
How long must I keep setting counsels in my soul , with sorrow filling my heart all the day? How long will my enemy remain lifted up over me?
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 13:2, so the Hebrew word בִּלְבָבִ֣י (bilvavi) 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 Ps.13.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.2.W6.S1) and character.