Ezekiel 14:9:1Ezek.14.9.W1TAB
וְהַנָּבִ֤יא
vehanavi
“and the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-na-VI
- Extended
- veh-hah-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /vəhan.naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the prophet
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-na-VI ki-ye-fu-TE
- clause
ve-ha-na-VI ki-ye-fu-TE ve-dib-BER da-VAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH pi-TEI-ti ET ha-na-VI ha-HU
- sentence
ve-ha-na-VI ki-ye-fu-TE ve-dib-BER da-VAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH pi-TEI-ti ET ha-na-VI ha-HU ve-na-TI-ti et-ya-DI a-LAV ve-hish-mad-TIV mi-TOKH a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with a conditional protasis vehanavi ki-yeputteh vedibber davar {וְהַנָּבִיא | wə-ha-nā-ḇîʾ} ‘the prophet’, {כִּי־ יְפֻתֶּה | kî-yə-puṭ-teh} ‘he is enticed’, and {וְדִבֶּר | wə-dib-bēr} ‘he speaks’ combined with {דָּבָר | dā-ḇār} ‘word’, establishing prophetic deception.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to prophesy”
In context — Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet is enticed and speaks a word, I the LORD have enticed that prophet. I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְהַנָּבִ֤יא (vehanavi) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.9.W1.S1) and character.