Jonah 3:6:4Jonah.3.6.W4TAB
נִֽינְוֵ֔ה
ninve
“Nineveh”
- Transliteration
- nin-VE
- Extended
- nih-n-VEH
- IPA
- /ninˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Nineveh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nin-VE
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh nin-VE
- clause
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR el-ME-lekh nin-VE va-ya-KAM mi-kis-O va-ya-a-VER a-DAR-to me-a-LAV
- sentence
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR el-ME-lekh nin-VE va-ya-KAM mi-kis-O va-ya-a-VER a-DAR-to me-a-LAV va-ye-KHAS SAK va-ye-SHEV al-ha-E-fer
In context — Jonah 3:6
The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe , covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jonah 3:6, so the Hebrew word נִֽינְוֵ֔ה (ninve) 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 Jonah.3.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.6.W4.S1) and character.