Psalm 19:14:4Ps.19.14.W4TABWLC Psalms 19:15
לִבִּ֣י
libi
“of my heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BI
- Extended
- lih-BEE
- IPA
- /libˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-BI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH TSU-ri ve-go-a-LI
Exegesis
The parallel constructs ʾimrê-pî {אִמְרֵי־פִי | ʾimrê-pî} ‘words of my mouth’ and hêgîyôn {הֶגְיוֹן | hêgîyôn} ‘meditation’ lî-bî {לִבִּי | lî-bî} ‘of my heart’ juxtapose external speech and internal reflection.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner being”
In context — Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, O LORD , my Rock and my Redeemer.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 19:14, so the Hebrew word לִבִּ֣י (libi) 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.19.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.14.W4.S1) and character.