1 Kings 18:19:131 Kgs.18.19.W13TAB
וּנְבִיאֵ֤י
unevie
“and prophets of”
- Transliteration
- u-ne-vi-E
- Extended
- oo-neh-vih-EE
- IPA
- /uːnəviˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and prophets of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-ne-vi-E
- phraseyour reading level
u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA
- clause
ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI et-KAL-yis-ra-EL el-HAR ha-kar-MEL ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
Exegesis
A parallel u-nə-ḇiʾê hā-ʾašērāh {וּנְבִיאֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה | u-nə-ḇiʾê hā-ʾašērāh} ‘prophets of Asherah’ is numbered by ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת | ʾarbaʿ mêʾōṯ} ‘four hundred’ (400).
Root and etymology
n-b-’n-b-ʾ
“to prophesy, speak forth”
In context — 1 Kings 18:19
So now, send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and also the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word וּנְבִיאֵ֤י (unevie) 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.18.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.19.W13.S1) and character.