Jeremiah 23:13:5Jer.23.13.W5TAB
הִנַּבְּא֣וּ
hinnavvu
“they prophesied”
- Transliteration
- hin-nav-VU
- Extended
- hihn-nahv-BEH-oo
- IPA
- /hin.nab.bəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they prophesied
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hin-nav-VU
- phraseyour reading level
hin-nav-VU va-ba-AL
- clause
hin-nav-VU va-ba-AL va-yat-E-VU et-a-MI et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
u-vin-ne-vi-E shom-re-VON ra-I-ti tif-LA hin-nav-VU va-ba-AL va-yat-E-VU et-a-MI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect hinnabbe’u {הִנַּבְּא֣וּ | hin-nab-bə-ʾû} ‘they prophesied’ indicates causative speech, followed by the vav-consecutive vayyat’u {וַיַּתְע֥וּ | vay-ya-ṭ-ʿû} ‘and they led astray,’ advancing the narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootn-b-ʾ
“to prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 23:13
And among the prophets of Samaria I saw folly; they prophesied in Baal and led My people Israel astray.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word הִנַּבְּא֣וּ (hinnavvu) 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.23.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.13.W5.S1) and character.