1 Kings 16:12:131 Kgs.16.12.W13TAB
הַנָּבִֽיא׃
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /han.naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ye-HU ha-na-VI
- clause
kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
Exegesis
The instrumental construct beyad Yehu hanavi {בְּיַד יֵהוּא הַנָּבִיא | bə·yad Yêhûʾā han·nāvî} ‘through Jehu the prophet’ indicates prophetic agency. English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving the link between divine decree and human action.
Root and etymology
nun–bet–alephn-b-’
“to announce”
In context — 1 Kings 16:12
So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in keeping with the word of the LORD that He had spoken to Baasha through Jehu the prophet .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִֽיא׃ (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.16.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.12.W13.S1) and character.