Zechariah 13:4:8Zech.13.4.W8TAB

בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ

behinnaveoto

when he prophesies or in his prophesying

Transliteration
be-hin-na-ve-O-to
Extended
beh-hihn-naa-veh-OH-toh
IPA
/bəhɪn.naːv̱əˈʔoːtoː/

Meaning by language

English
when he prophesies or in his prophesying

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + הִנ + נָּֽ + בְ + אֹ + ת֑וֹ
be + hin + na + ve + o + to
behinnaveoto

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-hin-na-ve-O-to

  2. 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

  3. 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

Yevoshu {יֵבֹ֧שׁוּ | yēvošû} ‘they will be ashamed’ expresses the forthcoming shame linked to mechezyono {מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹ | mēḥezyōnô} ‘from his vision’, while behinnaveoto {בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ | bəhin-nāvēʼōtô} ‘in his prophesying’ specifies the prophetic act.

Root and etymology

Rootn-b-ʾ

to prophesy, speak by inspiration

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 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Zechariah 13:4, so the Hebrew word בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ (behinnaveoto) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.4.W8.S1) and character.