1 Kings 14:2:171 Kgs.14.2.W17TAB

הַנָּבִ֔יא

hanavi

the prophet

Transliteration
ha-na-VI
Extended
hah-nah-VEE
IPA
/hanːaːˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
the prophet

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + נָּ + בִ֔יא
ha + na + vi
hanavi

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-na-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-khi-YA ha-na-VI

  3. clause

    ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO hi-NE-sham a-khi-YA ha-na-VI hu-di-BER a-LAI le-ME-lekh al-ha-AM ha-ZE

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer ya-rav-AM le-ish-TO ku-MI NA ve-hish-ta-NIT ve-LO ye-de-U ki-e-TI AT E-shet ya-rav-AM ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO hi-NE-sham a-khi-YA ha-na-VI hu-di-BER a-LAI le-ME-lekh al-ha-AM ha-ZE

Exegesis

The compound demonstrative hineh-sham {הִנֵּה־שָׁם֙ | hinnêh-šām} ‘behold there’ signals location, introducing achiya hanavi {אֲחִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא | ’ăḥiyyā hannāḇî’} ‘Ahijah the prophet.’

Root and etymology

n-b-’

to proclaim, announce

In context1 Kings 14:2

And Jeroboam said to his wife , “Arise, please, and disguise yourself , so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam. And go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there—he spoke concerning me that I should be king over this people.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 14:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 14:2, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֔יא (hanavi) 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 Kgs.14.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.2.W17.S1) and character.