Psalm 20:4:2Ps.20.4.W2TABWLC Psalms 20:5
כִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ
kilvavekha
“according to your heart”
- Transliteration
- kil-va-VE-KHA
- Extended
- kihl-vah-VEH-khaa
- IPA
- /kil.vaːˈvɛ.χaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to your heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
kil-va-VE-KHA
- clause
yit-TEN-le-KHA kil-va-VE-KHA
- sentence
yit-TEN-le-KHA kil-va-VE-KHA ve-KHOL-a-TSA-te-KHA ye-mal-LE
Exegesis
In the first clause, the verb appears clause-initial, followed by lekha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} ‘to you’ and kil-bav-ekha {כִלְבָבֶךָ | kil-vā-ve-ḵā} ‘according to your heart’.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Psalm 20:4
May He give you what your heart desires, and bring all your counsel to completion.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 20:4, so the Hebrew word כִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ (kilvavekha) 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.20.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.4.W2.S1) and character.