Ezekiel 21:28:3Ezek.21.28.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33

הִנָּבֵ֤א

hinnave

prophesy

Transliteration
hin-na-VE
Extended
hihn-nah-VEE
IPA
/hin.naːˈveː/

Meaning by language

English
prophesy

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הִנ + נָּ + בֵ֤א
hin + na + ve
hinnave

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    hin-na-VE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta

  3. clause

    ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK

Exegesis

The Niphal imperative hinave {הִנָּבֵא | hin-nā-ḇēʾ} 'prophesy' is followed by the vav-consecutive perfect ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-ʾā-mar-tā} 'and say,' framing the command.

Root and etymology

Rootnun–bet–aleph

to prophesy

In contextEzekiel 21:28

And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word הִנָּבֵ֤א (hinnave) 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.21.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W3.S1) and character.