Zechariah 13:4:5Zech.13.4.W5TAB

הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים

hanneviim

the prophets

Transliteration
han-ne-vi-IM
Extended
hahn-neh-vih-EEM
IPA
/han.nəv̱iˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
the prophets

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַנ + נְּ + בִי + אִ֛ים
han + ne + vi + im
hanneviim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    han-ne-vi-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM

  3. clause

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to ve-LO yil-be-SHU ad-DE-ret se-AR le-MA-an ka-KHESH

Exegesis

The expression hanneviim ish {הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ | hannəvîʼîm îš} ‘the prophets each man’ emphasizes both collective and individual prophecy.

Root and etymology

נ־ב־א

to prophesy

In contextZechariah 13:4

And it shall come to pass on that day that the prophets will each be ashamed of their vision when they prophesy, and they will not wear a cloak of hair for deception.

About this coordinate

Zechariah 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Zechariah 13:4, so the Hebrew word הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים (hanneviim) 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.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.4.W5.S1) and character.