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

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Result
נִ + קְּ + ב֖וּ
nik + ve + u
nikveu

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    nik-VE-u

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER nik-VE-u

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.