Ezekiel 13:2:3Ezek.13.2.W3TAB
אֶל־נְבִיאֵ֥י
elnevie
“against prophets of”
- Transliteration
- el-ne-vi-E
- Extended
- ehl-neh-vee-EE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.nəviˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against prophets of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ne-vi-E
- phraseyour reading level
el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL
- clause
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM
- sentence
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construction hinnāʾbē ʼel nəḇîʾê yiśrāʾēl {הִנָּבֵא אֶל־נְבִיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | hinnāʾbēʾ ʼel nᵊḇîʾê yiśrāʾēl} ‘prophesy against the prophets of Israel’ uses the preposition ʼel with prophets to signal a judgment oracle.
Root and etymology
“announce, oracle”
In context — Ezekiel 13:2
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those prophets from their own heart, “Hear the word of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־נְבִיאֵ֥י (elnevie) 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W3.S1) and character.