1 Kings 19:16:121 Kgs.19.16.W12TAB
לְנָבִ֖יא
lenavi
“to be prophet”
- Transliteration
- le-na-VI
- Extended
- leh-naa-VEE
- IPA
- /lənaːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
tim-SHAKH le-na-VI
- clause
ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
- sentence
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
Exegesis
A parallel clause with ve’et {וְאֵת־ | wə-ʾēṯ} introduces Elisha ben-Shaphat (me-Avel {מֵאָבֵל | mē-ʾā-ḇēl} Meholah {מְחוֹלָה | mə-ḥō-lāh}) under the same verb timshach, with office defined by le-navi {לְנָבִיא | lə-nā-ḇî} “as prophet” and the succession idiom takhtekha {תַּחְתֶּיךָ | taḥ-tê-ḵā} “in your place.” The balanced parallelism underscores the symmetry of royal and prophetic appointment and Elijah’s delegated authority.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʾ
“to prophesy, speak forth”
In context — 1 Kings 19:16
And you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 19:16, so the Hebrew word לְנָבִ֖יא (lenavi) 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.19.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.16.W12.S1) and character.