Psalm 14:1:5Ps.14.1.W5TAB
בְּ֭לִבּוֹ
belibo
“in his heart”
- Transliteration
- be-li-BO
- Extended
- beh-lih-BOH
- IPA
- /bəlivˈboː/
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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Word in context
- word
be-li-BO
- phraseyour reading level
na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- clause
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
The phrase belibo {בְּ֭לִבּוֹ | bə-lib-bô} ‘in his heart’ marks the internal, volitional source of the statement.
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭לִבּוֹ (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 Ps.14.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W5.S1) and character.