Jeremiah 14:15:20Jer.14.15.W20TAB
הַנְּבִאִ֖ים
haneviim
“the prophets”
- Transliteration
- ha-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- hah-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /han.nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the prophets
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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-vi-IM
- clause
ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma
Exegesis
The clause ʿal han-neviʾim han-nibbeʾim biš-mî {עַֽל-הַנְּבִאִ֞ים הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים בִּשְׁמִי | ʿal han-nə-ḇi-ʾîm han-nib-bə-ʾîm biš-mî} ‘concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name’ specifies those rebuked.
The clause ba-ḥe-reḇ û-ba-rā-ʿāḇ yit-ta-mû {בַּחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִתַּ֔מּוּ | ba-ḥe-reḇ û-ba-rā-ʿāḇ yit-ta-mû} ‘by the sword and by the famine they shall be consumed’ emphatically reverses the promise with instrumentality, and the demonstrative han-nə-ḇi-ʾîm ha-hê-mmā {הַנְּבִאִ֖ים הָהֵֽמָּה | han-nə-ḇi-ʾîm ha-hê-mmā} ‘those prophets’ closes the oracle. English rearranges verb placement to reflect Hebrew emphasis on imminent judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 14:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them: they say, “Sword and famine shall not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:15:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word הַנְּבִאִ֖ים (haneviim) 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 Jer.14.15.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W20.S1) and character.