1 Kings 18:4:101 Kgs.18.4.W10TAB

נְבִאִ֗ים

neviim

prophets

Transliteration
ne-vi-IM
Extended
neh-vih-EEM
IPA
/nəviˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
prophets

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נְ + בִ + אִ֗ים
ne + vi + im
neviim

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-vi-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-A ne-vi-IM

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU me-A ne-vi-IM va-yakh-bi-EM kha-mi-SHIM ISH ba-me-a-RA ve-khil-ke-LAM LE-khem va-MA-yim

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI be-hakh-RIT i-ZE-vel ET ne-vi-E ye-ho-VAH va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU me-A ne-vi-IM va-yakh-bi-EM kha-mi-SHIM ISH ba-me-a-RA ve-khil-ke-LAM LE-khem va-MA-yim

Root and etymology

n-b-ʼnun–bet–aleph

to announce, prophesy

In context1 Kings 18:4

And it came about when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the LORD that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid fifty in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 18:4, so the Hebrew word נְבִאִ֗ים (neviim) 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.18.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.4.W10.S1) and character.