Ezekiel 13:16:1Ezek.13.16.W1TAB

נְבִיאֵ֣י

nevie

prophets of

Transliteration
ne-vi-E
Extended
neh-vee-EH
IPA
/nəviˈʔeː/

Meaning by language

English
prophets of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נְ + בִי + אֵ֣י
ne + vi + e
nevie

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-vi-E

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM

  4. sentence

    ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM ve-EN sha-LOM ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The verse begins with the construct chain nevi’ei yisra’el {נְבִיאֵי | nә-vi-’ei} ‘prophets of Israel,’ followed by the participle hanibbe’im {הַנִּבְּאִים | ha-nib-be-’im} ‘who prophesy,’ which together frame the subjects.

Root and etymology

RootNun, Bet, Aleph

to announce, utter prophecy

In contextEzekiel 13:16

The prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem and who see for her a vision of peace , yet there is no peace—declares the Lord GOD .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:16, so the Hebrew word נְבִיאֵ֣י (nevie) 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 Ezek.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.16.W1.S1) and character.