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
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-hin-na-ve-O-to
- 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
- 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 context — Zechariah 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.