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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hin-na-VE
- phraseyour reading level
hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta
- 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
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.