Ezekiel 13:17:9Ezek.13.17.W9TAB
וְהִנָּבֵ֖א
vehinnave
“and prophesy”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-na-VE
- Extended
- veh-hihn-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /vəhinnɔːˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and prophesy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hin-na-VE
- clause
ve-hin-na-VE a-LE-hen
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN ve-hin-na-VE a-LE-hen
Exegesis
The second imperative ve-hinnave {וְהִנָּבֵ֖א | wə-hin-nā-bēʾ} ‘and prophesy’ (Nifal) introduces the counter-message, with the prepositional phrase aleihen {עֲלֵיהֶֽן | ʿă-lê-hen} ‘against them’ as its object. This syntactic pairing of opposing imperatives underscores the prophet’s role in directly challenging false prophecy.
In context — Ezekiel 13:17
And you, son of man , set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy from their own heart ; and prophesy against them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְהִנָּבֵ֖א (vehinnave) 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.13.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.17.W9.S1) and character.