Ezekiel 13:2:5Ezek.13.2.W5TAB
הַנִּבָּאִ֑ים
hanibbaim
“the ones prophesying”
- Transliteration
- ha-nib-ba-IM
- Extended
- hah-nihb-bah-EEM
- IPA
- /han.nib.baːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ones prophesying
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-nib-ba-IM
- 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 participle hannibbāʼîm {הַנִּבָּאִים | hannibbaʾîm} ‘those prophesying’ specifies active false prophets.
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 13:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word הַנִּבָּאִ֑ים (hanibbaim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W5.S1) and character.