Ezekiel 16:30:4Ezek.16.30.W4TAB
נְאֻ֖ם
neum
“utterance of”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-UM
- IPA
- /nəˈʔum/
Meaning by language
- English
- utterance of
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-UM
- clause
MA a-mu-LA li-ba-TEKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
MA a-mu-LA li-ba-TEKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ba-a-so-TEKH ET-kol-E-le ma-a-SE i-SHA-zo-NA sha-LET
Exegesis
The prophecy formula neʾum {נְאֻ֖ם | nəʾum} precedes the compound name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה | ʾădōnāy Yəhôwāh}, underscoring divine authority.
Root and etymology
“mother”
In context — Ezekiel 16:30
“How weak your heart has become, declares the Lord GOD , as you do all these things—the deeds of a domineering prostitute.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:30, so the Hebrew word נְאֻ֖ם (neum) 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.16.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.30.W4.S1) and character.