1 Kings 18:20:61 Kgs.18.20.W6TAB
אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים
ethaneviim
“{direct object} the prophets”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- eht-hah-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.han.nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the prophets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks hanviim {הַנְּבִיאִים | han-nə-vî-’īm} ‘the prophets’ as object.
Root and etymology
Rootn-b-ʾ
“to prophesy, announce”
In context — 1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent messages throughout all the children of Israel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים (ethaneviim) 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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.20.W6.S1) and character.