Ezekiel 13:3:7Ezek.13.3.W7TAB
הַנְּבָלִ֑ים
hanevalim
“the foolish ones”
- Transliteration
- ha-ne-va-LIM
- Extended
- hah-neh-vaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /han.nəvaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the foolish ones
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ne-va-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM
- clause
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u
Exegesis
The accusative prepositional phrase ʿal ha-nevi’im ha-nevalim {עַל־הַנְּבִיאִים הַנְּבָלִ֑ים | ʿal han-nə-bî-ʾîm han-nə-bā-lîm} identifies the condemned prophets, with ha-nevalim intensifying moral deficiency.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ל
“to be senseless, worthless”
In context — Ezekiel 13:3
Thus says the Lord GOD : Woe to the foolish prophets who go after their own spirit and have seen nothing.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word הַנְּבָלִ֑ים (hanevalim) 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.13.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W7.S1) and character.