Ezekiel 13:7:8Ezek.13.7.W8TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה
neumyehovah
“declares the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- neh-UHM-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /nəʔum.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- declares the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-a-NI LO di-BAR-ti
- sentence
ha-lo ma-kha-ZE-sha-VE kha-ZI-tem u-mik-SAM ka-ZAV a-MAR-tem ve-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-a-NI LO di-BAR-ti
Exegesis
The participle ve-omrim {וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ | wə-ʾōmərîm} ‘and are saying’ marks ongoing speech connected to neum-YHWH {נְאֻם-יְהוָ֔ה | nəʾum-YHWH} ‘utterance of the LORD’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–aleph–mem
“utterance”
In context — Ezekiel 13:7
Is it not a vision of emptiness that you have seen, and a divination of falsehood that you have spoken? And you keep saying, “Oracle of the LORD ,” but I have not spoken.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 13:7, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה (neumyehovah) 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 Ezek.13.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.7.W8.S1) and character.