Deuteronomy 18:22:17Deut.18.22.W17TAB
הַנָּבִ֔יא
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-naa-VEE
- IPA
- /hanaˈviː/
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
di-VE-ro ha-na-VI
- clause
be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
- sentence
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The verb yedabber {יְדַבֵּ֨ר | yĕ-ḏab-bēr} ‘speaks’ follows hanavi {הַנָּבִ֜יא | han-nā-wî} ‘the prophet,’ specifying subject and action.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʼnun–bet–aleph
“to announce, proclaim”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the matter does not come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously ; you shall not fear him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:22:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 18:22, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֔יא (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.18.22.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.22.W17.S1) and character.