2 Kings 19:2:122 Kgs.19.2.W12TAB
הַנָּבִ֖יא
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-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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Word in context
- word
ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI ben-A-mots
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH et-e-l-ya-KIM a-sher-al-ha-BA-yit ve-shev-NA ha-so-FER ve-ET zik-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM mit-kha-sim ba-sa-KIM el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI ben-A-mots
Exegesis
Finally, el-Yeshayahu ha-navi ben-Amoz {אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ | ʾel-ye-ša-yā-hū ha-nā-vîʾ ben-ʾā-mōṣ} forms a directional clause and appositional lineage, dispatching the group to Isaiah.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־א
“to prophesy”
In context — 2 Kings 19:2
And he sent Elyakim , who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe , and the elders of the priests, who were covering themselves with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 19:2, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֖יא (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 2 Kgs.19.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.2.W12.S1) and character.