Daniel 9:6:4Dan.9.6.W4TAB
הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים
hanneveeeem
“the prophets”
- Transliteration
- han-ne-vee-EEM
- Extended
- hahn-neh-vee-EEEM
- IPA
- /han.nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the prophets
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| 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
han-ne-vee-EEM
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM
- clause
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo
- sentence
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo ve-EL kol-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The direct object phrase el-avadeikha hanevi’im {אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ הַנְּבִיאִים | ʾel-ʿă-ḇā-ḏe-ḵā han-nə-ḇî-ʾîm} ‘to your servants the prophets’ appears next, modified by the relative clause asher dibru be-shimkha {אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ בְּשִׁמְךָ | ʾă-šer dib-ber-û bə-šim-kha} ‘who spoke in your name’.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־א
“to prophesy”
In context — Daniel 9:6
And we did not listen to your servants , the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 9:6, so the Hebrew word הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים (hanneveeeem) 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 Dan.9.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.6.W4.S1) and character.