1 Kings 20:41:121 Kgs.20.41.W12TAB
מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים
mehanneviim
“from the prophets”
- Transliteration
- me-han-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- mee-hahn-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /meːhan.nəvıˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the prophets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-han-ne-vi-IM
- phraseyour reading level
KI me-han-ne-vi-IM
- clause
va-ya-KER o-TO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL KI me-han-ne-vi-IM HU
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER va-ya-SAR et-ha-a-FER me-AL me-a-LEI e-NA-yv va-ya-KER o-TO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL KI me-han-ne-vi-IM HU
Exegesis
The closing clause introduced by ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for/because’ and the predicate mehanneviim hu {מֵֽהַנְּבִאִים הֽוּא׃ | mê-ha-nə-vi-im hūʾ} ‘he was one of the prophets’ functions as an identifying explanatory statement. Hebrew word order delays the revelation of identity until after the dramatic act of removing the covering, which is maintained in the formal text and smoothed in the dynamic rendering for clarity.
In context — 1 Kings 20:41
And he swiftly removed the covering from over his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, for he was one of the prophets .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:41:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 20:41, so the Hebrew word מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים (mehanneviim) 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.20.41.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.41.W12.S1) and character.