Ezekiel 18:3:2Ezek.18.3.W2TAB
נְאֻ֖ם
neum
“utterance of”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-UHM
- 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
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
This is followed by neum {נְאֻ֖ם | nə-ʾum} ‘utterance’, marking the prophetic introduction.
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-mNun–Aleph–Mem
“to utter”
In context — Ezekiel 18:3
“As I live, declares the Lord GOD , if this proverb will still be used by you in Israel.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 18:3, 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.18.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.3.W2.S1) and character.