Jeremiah 23:30:3Jer.23.30.W3TAB
עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים
alhaneviim
“against the prophets”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ne-vi-IM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-neh-vih-EEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.han.nəviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the prophets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ha-ne-vi-IM
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE al-ha-ne-vi-IM
- clause
la-KHEN hin-NE al-ha-ne-vi-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE al-ha-ne-vi-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH me-gan-ne-VE de-va-RAI ISH me-ET re-E-hu
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל־ | ʿal} marks opposition toward ha-nevi'im {הַנְּבִאִים | han-nə-ḇī-ʾîm}.
In context — Jeremiah 23:30
“Therefore, look, I am against the prophets ,” declares the LORD , “who steal My words, each from his neighbor.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:30, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים (alhaneviim) 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.23.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.30.W3.S1) and character.