Jeremiah 23:33:4Jer.23.33.W4TAB
אֽוֹ־הַנָּבִ֤יא
ohanavi
“or the prophet”
- Transliteration
- o-ha-na-VI
- Extended
- oh-hah-nah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔoː.han.naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or the prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-ha-na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase haam hazzeh o-hanavi o-kohen {הָעָם הַזֶּה אֽוֹ־הַנָּבִיא אֽוֹ־כֹהֵן | hā-ʿām haz-zeh ʾō-han-nā-vîʾ ʾō-kō-hên} enumerates potential questioners.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–aleph
“to announce, prophesy”
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word אֽוֹ־הַנָּבִ֤יא (ohanavi) 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.23.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W4.S1) and character.