1 Kings 18:22:91 Kgs.18.22.W9TAB

וּנְבִיאֵ֣י

unevie

“and prophets of”

Transliteration: u-ne-vi-E
Extended: oo-neh-vih-EH
IPA: /uːnəviˈʔeː/

Meaning by language

English: and prophets of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וּ + נְ + בִי + אֵ֣י

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u + ne + vi + e

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unevie

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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The word

Word in context

word
u-ne-vi-E
phraseyour reading level
u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al
clause
u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH
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

In contrast, u-neviʾei haBaʿal {וּנְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֔עַל | ū-nᵉ-ḇî-ʾê ha-ba-ʿāl} presents the opposing group, and the numerical phrase arba-meot va-chamishim ish {אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אִֽישׁ | ar-ba-ʾ-me-ôt va-ḥa-miš-šîm ʾîš} quantifies them as four hundred and fifty men. The juxtaposition of the singular first person against a large plural group creates a dramatic contrast reflecting Elijah’s isolation before the divine constituency.

Root and etymology

נ-ב-א

“to call, announce”

In context — 1 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 18:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:22, so the Hebrew word וּנְבִיאֵ֣י (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.18.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.22.W9.S1) and character.

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