Jeremiah 14:15:4Jer.14.15.W4TAB
עַֽל־הַנְּבִאִ֞ים
alhaneviim
“concerning the prophets”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.han.nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning the prophets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ha-ne-vi-IM
- clause
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
- 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.
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 14:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word עַֽל־הַנְּבִאִ֞ים (alhaneviim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W4.S1) and character.