Jeremiah 20:2:5Jer.20.2.W5TAB
הַנָּבִ֑יא
hanavi
“the prophet”
- Transliteration
- ha-na-VI
- Extended
- hah-naa-VEE
- IPA
- /han.naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the prophet
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 | |
| 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
ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
yir-me-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
va-yak-KE pash-khur ET yir-me-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yak-KE pash-khur ET yir-me-YA-hu ha-na-VI va-yit-TEN o-TO al-ha-ma-pe-KHET a-SHER be-SHA-ar bin-ya-MIN ha-el-YON a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The proper name Pashhur {פַשְׁחוּר | paš-ḥūr} functions as subject, followed by the direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} and the object Yirmeyahu {יִרְמְיָהוּ | yir-mə-yā-hū}, specified by the definite noun hanavi {הַנָּבִיא | han-nā-ḇîʾ}.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʾnun–bet–aleph
“to bring forth”
In context — Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and he put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word הַנָּבִ֑יא (hanavi) 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.20.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.2.W5.S1) and character.