1 Samuel 22:5:31 Sam.22.5.W3TAB
הַנָּבִ֜יא
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-naa-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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Word in context
- word
ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI
- clause
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-ya-VO YA-ar KHA-ret
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayomer hanavi {וַיֹּאמֶר הַנָּבִיא | vāyyōʾmer hanāvēʾ} introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʼnun–bet–aleph
“to prophesy”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:5
Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not dwell in the stronghold ; depart and go to the land of Judah,” and David departed and went to the forest of Chareth .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֜יא (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 Sam.22.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.5.W3.S1) and character.