1 Chronicles 16:41:71 Chr.16.41.W7TAB
נִקְּב֖וּ
nikveu
“were designated”
- Transliteration
- nik-VE-u
- Extended
- nihk-veh-UU
- IPA
- /niqˈqəvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were designated
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nik-VE-u
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER nik-VE-u
- clause
ve-im-MA-hem he-MAN vi-du-TUN u-she-AR ha-be-ru-RIM a-SHER nik-VE-u be-she-MOT
- sentence
ve-im-MA-hem he-MAN vi-du-TUN u-she-AR ha-be-ru-RIM a-SHER nik-VE-u be-she-MOT le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
The relative clause asher nikkevu beshemot {אֲשֶׁר נִקְּבּוּ בְּשֵׁמֹת | ’ă-šer nikkəvû bə-šê-môṯ} ‘who were designated by names’ employs the niphal perfect to mark official appointment.
Root and etymology
n-q-bnun–qof–bet
“to mark out, appoint”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:41
And with them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen who were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD , for His steadfast love endures forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:41:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 16:41, so the Hebrew word נִקְּב֖וּ (nikveu) 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 1 Chr.16.41.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.41.W7.S1) and character.