Deuteronomy 13:3:4Deut.13.3.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
הַנָּבִיא
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /han.naˈviː/
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-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU
- clause
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The objects are formed by the prepositional construct diḇrê hanāvîʾ {דִּבְרֵי הַנָּבִיא | diḇrê hannāvîʾ} ‘words of the prophet’ and parallel ʾel-ḥōlēm haḥălômōṯ {אֶל־חֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹמוֹת | ʾel-ḥōlēm haḥălômōṯ} ‘to the dreamer of dreams’, highlighting alternative sources of false prophecy.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʼnun-bet-aleph
“to announce, proclaim”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִיא (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 Deut.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W4.S1) and character.