Ezekiel 13:2:7Ezek.13.2.W7TAB
לִנְבִיאֵ֣י
linveye
“to the prophets of”
- Transliteration
- lin-ve-ye
- Extended
- lihn-veh-yeh
- IPA
- /lin.viˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the prophets of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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Word in context
- word
lin-ve-ye
- phraseyour reading level
lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- 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 construct linəḇîʾê millibbām {לִנְבִיאֵי מִלִּבָּם | linᵊḇîʾê millibām} ‘to the prophets from their own heart’ contrasts human-derived prophecy with divine revelation.
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 13:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word לִנְבִיאֵ֣י (linveye) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W7.S1) and character.