1 Kings 20:22:21 Kgs.20.22.W2TAB
הַנָּבִיא֙
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-nah-vee
- IPA
- /han.naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI
- clause
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER LO LEKH hit-kha-ZAK ve-DA u-re-E ET a-sheR-ta-a-SE
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER LO LEKH hit-kha-ZAK ve-DA u-re-E ET a-sheR-ta-a-SE KI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA ME-lekh a-RAM o-LE a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The subject hanabbiʾ {הַנָּבִיא | hanabbiʾ} ‘the prophet’ is followed by the prepositional phrase ʾel-meleḵ yiśrāʼēl {אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-meleḵ yiśrāʼēl}, indicating his movement toward the king of Israel.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʼnun–bet–aleph
“to announce”
In context — 1 Kings 20:22
And the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself , and be attentive to what you should do, for at the turning of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:22, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִיא֙ (hanavi) 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.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.22.W2.S1) and character.