1 Kings 18:22:61 Kgs.18.22.W6TAB

נָבִ֛יא

navi

a prophet

Transliteration
na-VI
Extended
naa-VEE
IPA
/naːˈviːʔ/

Meaning by language

English
a prophet

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Result
נָ + בִ֛יא
na + vi
navi

Alphabet Analysis

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

    na-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    no-TAR-ti na-VI

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH

Exegesis

The noun navi {נָבִ֛יא | nā-ḇîʾ} is governed by laYHWH {לַיהוָ֖ה | la-Yᵊ-hō-wāh}, indicating divine service.

Root and etymology

נ-ב-א

to call, announce

In context1 Kings 18:22

And Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left as a prophet for the LORD ; but the prophets of Baʿal are four hundred and fifty men.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:22, so the Hebrew word נָבִ֛יא (navi) 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.18.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.22.W6.S1) and character.