Jeremiah 20:1:10Jer.20.1.W10TAB
נִבָּ֖א
nivba
“prophesying”
- Transliteration
- niv-BA
- Extended
- nihv-BAA
- IPA
- /nivˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
niv-BA
- clause
et-yir-me-YA-hu niv-BA et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
va-yish-MA pash-khur ben-im-MER ha-ko-HEN ve-HU-fa-KID na-GID be-VET ye-ho-VAH et-yir-me-YA-hu niv-BA et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾēṯ {אֶֽת־ | ʾēṯ} introduces Jeremiah {יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yir-mə-yā-hū}, followed by the Niphal perfect nib-bāʾ {נִבָּ֖א | nib-bāʾ} ‘he prophesied’.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־א
“prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 20:1
And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest and chief officer in the house of the LORD , heard that Jeremiah had prophesied these words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word נִבָּ֖א (nivba) 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.20.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.1.W10.S1) and character.