Zechariah 13:5:3Zech.13.5.W3TAB
נָבִ֖יא
navi
“a prophet”
- Transliteration
- na-VI
- Extended
- naa-VEE
- IPA
- /naːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a prophet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
na-VI
- phraseyour reading level
LO na-VI
- clause
ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR LO na-VI a-no-KHI ISH-o-VED a-da-MA a-NO-khi KI a-DAM hik-na-NI min-ne-u-RAI
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ preceding the predicate navi {נָבִיא | nā-ḇîʾ} ‘prophet’ highlights denial.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־א
“to prophesy”
In context — Zechariah 13:5
But he will say, “I am not a prophet ; I am a man working the soil . For a man has acquired me from my youth.”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 13:5, so the Hebrew word נָבִ֖יא (navi) 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.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.5.W3.S1) and character.