Deuteronomy 18:15:1Deut.18.15.W1TAB
נָבִ֨יא
navi
“a prophet”
- Transliteration
- na-VI
- Extended
- nah-VEE
- IPA
- /naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
na-VI mi-kir-be-KHA me-a-KHE-kha
- clause
na-VI mi-kir-be-KHA me-a-KHE-kha ka-MO-ni ya-KIM le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
na-VI mi-kir-be-KHA me-a-KHE-kha ka-MO-ni ya-KIM le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha e-LAV tish-ma-UN
Exegesis
This verse begins with the predicate noun navi {נָבִיא | nāwî} ‘prophet’, followed by two parallel prepositional phrases, miqqirbekha {מִקִּרְבְּךָ | miqqərbəḵā} ‘from your midst’ and me’aħekha {מֵאַחֶיךָ | mē’āḥêḵā} ‘from your brothers’, that specify the prophet’s origin.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet—one from among you, from your brothers—like me; to him you must listen .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:15, so the Hebrew word נָבִ֨יא (navi) 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.15.W1.S1) and character.