1 Samuel 19:20:91 Sam.19.20.W9TAB
נִבְּאִ֔ים
nibbeim
“prophesying”
- Transliteration
- nib-be-IM
- Extended
- nihb-beh-EEM
- IPA
- /nib.bɛˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophesying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
nib-be-IM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The nominal expression laḥaqqat hanneviʾim {לַהֲקַת הַנְּבִיאִים | la·ḥa·qāt han·ne·ḇî·ʾîm} ‘band of prophets’ juxtaposes the participle nibbəʾîm {נִבְּאִים | nib·bə·ʾîm} ‘prophesying’ within the noun phrase.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-bet-aleph
“to prophesy”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word נִבְּאִ֔ים (nibbeim) 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 Sam.19.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.20.W9.S1) and character.