Jeremiah 23:21:8Jer.23.21.W8TAB
נִבָּֽאוּ׃
nibau
“they prophesied”
- Transliteration
- ni-ba-U
- Extended
- nih-baa-OO
- IPA
- /nibbaːˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they prophesied
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ni-ba-U
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HEM ni-ba-U
- clause
LO-dib-BAR-te a-le-HEM ve-HEM ni-ba-U
- 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
The pattern repeats with lo {לֹא | lōʾ} + dibarti {דִבַּרְתִּי | dib-bā-r-tî} ‘I spoke’ + aleihem {אֲלֵיהֶם | ʾă-lê-hēm} ‘to them’ + ve {וְ | wə-} hem nibau {נִבָּאוּ | nibbāʾû} ‘they prophesied,’ forming a chiastic parallelism that contrasts divine silence with unauthorized prophecy. The original VSO order creates emphasis, and the English SVO rendering maintains the parallel structure for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootn-b-ʾ
“to prophesy”
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 23:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:21, so the Hebrew word נִבָּֽאוּ׃ (nibau) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.21.W8.S1) and character.