2 Chronicles 18:11:22 Chr.18.11.W2TAB
נִבְּאִ֥ים
nibbeim
“were prophesying”
- Transliteration
- nib-be-IM
- Extended
- nihb-beh-EEM
- IPA
- /nib.bəˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- were 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
- phraseyour reading level
nib-be-IM KEN
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM KEN le-MOR
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM KEN le-MOR a-LE ra-MOT gil-AD ve-hats-LAKH ve-na-TAN ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The collective subject vchol-hanneviim {וְכָל־הַנְּבִאִים | ve-kol-han-ne-vi-im} uses a participle construction to convey ongoing prophecy.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־א
“to prophesy”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:11
All the prophets were prophesying thus , saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the LORD will place it into the king’s hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:11, so the Hebrew word נִבְּאִ֥ים (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 2 Chr.18.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.11.W2.S1) and character.