1 Kings 20:38:21 Kgs.20.38.W2TAB
הַנָּבִ֔יא
hannavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- han-na-VI
- Extended
- hahn-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
han-na-VI
- clause
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Root and etymology
Rootn-b-’
“to announce”
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֔יא (hannavi) 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.20.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W2.S1) and character.