Genesis 20:7:4Gen.20.7.W4TAB
כִּֽי־נָבִ֣יא
kinavi
“for a prophet”
- Transliteration
- ki-na-VI
- Extended
- kee-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /kiː.na.ˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ki-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-na-VI HU
- clause
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The causal clause ki-navi hu {כִּי־נָבִיא הוּא | kî-nā-bîʾ hûʾ} ‘for he is a prophet’ links Abraham’s prophetic role to the promise.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Bet–Aleph
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 20:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נָבִ֣יא (kinavi) 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 Gen.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W4.S1) and character.