Psalm 17:10:1Ps.17.10.W1TAB
חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ
khelbamo
“their fat heart”
- Transliteration
- khel-BA-mo
- Extended
- khehl-BAA-moh
- IPA
- /ħɛlˈbaːmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- their fat heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
khel-BA-mo
- clause
khel-BA-mo sag-RU
- sentence
khel-BA-mo sag-RU pi-MO dib-REU ve-ge-UT
Exegesis
In the first clause, chelbamo sagru {חֶלְבָּמוֹ סָּגְרוּ | ḥelbāmô sāgrū} literally “their fat they have closed,” the construct noun chelbamo {חֶלְבָּמוֹ | ḥelbāmô} is fronted to emphasize internal hardness and the Qal perfect sagru {סָּגְרוּ | sāgrū} denotes completed action.
Root and etymology
Rooth-l-b
“fat, richness”
In context — Psalm 17:10
They have closed their hearts to pity; with their mouths they have spoken arrogantly .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 17:10, so the Hebrew word חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ (khelbamo) 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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.10.W1.S1) and character.