1 Kings 18:29:41 Kgs.18.29.W4TAB
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ
vayitnebeu
“and they prophesied”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ne-be-U
- Extended
- vah-yit-neh-beh-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.nabˈbəʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they prophesied
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-ne-be-U
- clause
va-ye-HI ka-a-VOR ha-tso-ha-ra-YIM va-yit-ne-be-U AD la-a-LOT ha-min-KHA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-VOR ha-tso-ha-ra-YIM va-yit-ne-be-U AD la-a-LOT ha-min-KHA ve-EN-KOL ve-EN-o-NE ve-EN KA-shev
Exegesis
The Hitpael imperfect of vayitnabbe’u {וַיִּתְנַבְּא֔וּ | wa·yit·nab·bə·ʾû} conveys intensive, frenzied prophecy.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʼnun–bet–aleph
“to announce, prophesy”
In context — 1 Kings 18:29
And it happened as midday passed, and they prophesied until the time of the grain offering , but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:29, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ (vayitnebeu) 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.18.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.29.W4.S1) and character.