Jeremiah 23:16:6Jer.23.16.W6TAB

הַנְּבִאִים֙

hanneviim

the prophets

Transliteration
han-ne-vi-IM
Extended
hahn-neh-vih-EEM
IPA
/han.nəviˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the prophets

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַנ + נְּ + בִ + אִים֙
han + ne + vi + im
hanneviim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    han-ne-vi-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM

  3. clause

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem

  4. sentence

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The phrase al-divrei hanviʾim hanibbeʾim {עַל־דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִאִים הַנִּבְּאִים | ʿal-dibrey han-nəḇîʾîm han-nibbeʾîm} ‘to the words of the prophets who prophesy’ specifies the deceptive oracles.

In contextJeremiah 23:16

Thus says the LORD of hosts : “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, for they fill you with emptiness. They speak a vision of their own heart , and not from the mouth of the LORD.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 23:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word הַנְּבִאִים֙ (hanneviim) 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.23.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.16.W6.S1) and character.