Jeremiah 23:21:2Jer.23.21.W2TAB
אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים
ethaneviim
“{direct object} the prophets”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- eht-hah-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt-ha-nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the prophets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- phraseyour reading level
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- clause
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu
- sentence
LO-sha-LAKH-te et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-HEM RA-tsu LO-dib-BAR-te a-le-HEM ve-HEM ni-ba-U
Exegesis
lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ begins the verse with emphatic negation preceding shalakhti {שָׁלַחְתִּי | šā-lā-ḥtî} ‘I sent,’ while et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the direct object hanneviim {הַנְּבִאִים | han-nə-vî-ʾîm} ‘the prophets.’
In context — Jeremiah 23:21
I did not send the prophets , yet they rushed out; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים (ethaneviim) 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.23.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.21.W2.S1) and character.