Jeremiah 14:16:3Jer.14.16.W3TAB
נִבְּאִ֣ים
nivbeim
“are prophesying”
- Transliteration
- niv-be-IM
- Extended
- nihv-beh-EEM
- IPA
- /niv.bəˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are prophesying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
niv-be-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-AM a-SHER-HE-ma niv-be-IM la-HEM
- clause
ve-ha-AM a-SHER-HE-ma niv-be-IM la-HEM yih-YU mush-la-KHIM be-khu-TSOT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mip-ne ha-ra-AV ve-ha-KHE-rev ve-EN me-ka-BER la-HE-ma HE-ma ne-she-HEM u-ve-ne-HEM u-ve-no-te-HEM
- sentence
ve-ha-AM a-SHER-HE-ma niv-be-IM la-HEM yih-YU mush-la-KHIM be-khu-TSOT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mip-ne ha-ra-AV ve-ha-KHE-rev ve-EN me-ka-BER la-HE-ma HE-ma ne-she-HEM u-ve-ne-HEM u-ve-no-te-HEM ve-sha-fakh-TI a-le-HEM et-ra-a-TAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehaam {וְהָעָם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘and the people,’ which is defined by the relative clause asher hemmah nibbeim lahem {אֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה נִבְּאִים לָהֶם | ʾă-šer-hēm-māh nib-be-ʾîm lā-hem} ‘to whom they are prophesying,’ marking them as passive recipients of the message.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 14:16
And the people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, with none to bury them—their wives, their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out upon them their evil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:16, so the Hebrew word נִבְּאִ֣ים (nivbeim) 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.14.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.16.W3.S1) and character.