Psalm 22:14:6Ps.22.14.W6TABWLC Psalms 22:15
לִבִּ֗י
libi
“my heart”
- Transliteration
- li-BI
- Extended
- lih-BBEE
- IPA
- /libˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YA li-BI
- clause
ve-hit-par-DU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YA li-BI ka-do-NAG na-MES be-TOKH me-AI
- sentence
ka-MA-yim nish-pa-KHET-ti ve-hit-par-DU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YA li-BI ka-do-NAG na-MES be-TOKH me-AI
Exegesis
The parallel clause hayah libbi {הָיָה לִבִּי | hā-yāh lib-bî} ‘my heart was’ introduces kadonag {כַּדּוֹנָג | ka-dō-nāg} ‘like wax’ in a comparative construction, which shifts focus to emotional frailty, and names {נָמֵס | nā-mēs} ‘it is melted’ combined with betokh {בְּתוֹךְ | bə-tōḵ} ‘within’ and meai {מֵעָי | mē-ʿāy} ‘my inward parts’ returns to passive Niphal to underline utter defeat. The parallel verb stems and coordinated clauses reinforce the theme of total dissolution.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart”
In context — Psalm 22:14
I am poured out like water , and all my bones are separated; my heart is like wax, it is melted within my inward parts .
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 22:14, so the Hebrew word לִבִּ֗י (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.22.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.14.W6.S1) and character.