Zechariah 13:3:21Zech.13.3.W21TAB
בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃
behinnavo
“when he prophesies”
- Transliteration
- be-hin-na-VO
- Extended
- beh-hihn-nah-VOH
- IPA
- /bəhinnɑːˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he prophesies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hin-na-VO
- clause
u-de-ka-RU-hu a-vi-HU ve-i-MO yol-DA-v be-hin-na-VO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yin-na-VE ISH OD ve-am-RU E-lav a-VIV ve-i-MO yol-DA-v LO tikh-YE KI SHE-ker dib-BAR-ta be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH u-de-ka-RU-hu a-vi-HU ve-i-MO yol-DA-v be-hin-na-VO
Exegesis
The apodosis uses ûdəqā-rūhū ʾāḇîhū wəʾimmō yōl-də-ḏāw bəhin-nā-ḇəʾō {וּדְקָרֻהוּ אָבִיהוּ וְאִמּוֹ יֹלְדָיו בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ | û-də-qā-rū-hū ʾā-ḇî-hū wə-ʾim-mō yōl-də-ḏāw bə-hin-nā-ḇə-ʾō} ‘and his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him while he prophesies’, employing a Qal perfect for decisive action and a Niphal infinitive construct for concurrent action, highlighting the reversal of filial loyalty in response to prophetic falsehood.
Root and etymology
Rootn-b-ʾ
“to prophesy, speak by inspiration”
In context — Zechariah 13:3
And it will come to pass, when anyone again prophesies, that his father and his mother who bore him shall say to him, “You shall not live, for you have spoken falsehood in the name of the LORD .” And his father and his mother who bore him shall pierce him through as he prophesies.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:3:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Zechariah 13:3, so the Hebrew word בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃ (behinnavo) 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 Zech.13.3.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.3.W21.S1) and character.