Jeremiah 23:15:14Jer.23.15.W14TAB
נְבִיאֵ֣י
nevie
“prophets of”
- Transliteration
- ne-vi-E
- Extended
- neh-vih-EE
- IPA
- /nəviˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophets of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ne-vi-E
- phraseyour reading level
ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the causal clause me’et nevi’ei Yerushalayim yatzah chanupah {מֵאֵת נְבִיאֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם יָצְאָה חֲנֻפָּה | mê-ʾēt nə-ḇīʾê Yə-rū-šā-lā-yim yā-ṣʾāh ḥă-nu-pāh}, indicating that profaneness has spread, and the phrase l’khol ha’arets {לְכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ | lə-ḵōl hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘to all the land’ defines its extent.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to announce, prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood for food and make them drink waters of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out to all the land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:15, so the Hebrew word נְבִיאֵ֣י (nevie) 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.23.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.15.W14.S1) and character.