Ezekiel 18:9:11Ezek.18.9.W11TAB
נְאֻ֖ם
neum
“declaration of”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-UHM
- IPA
- /nəˈʔum/
Meaning by language
- English
- declaration of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-UM
- clause
tsa-DIK HU kha-YO yikh-YE ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
be-khu-ko-TAI ye-hal-LEKH u-mish-pa-TAI sha-MAR la-a-SOT e-MET tsa-DIK HU kha-YO yikh-YE ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The conclusion neum ă-ḏō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh {נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה | nə-ʾum ʾă-ḏō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} functions as a sovereign declaration, linking obligation to divine authority.
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-mNun–Aleph–Mem
“to utter”
In context — Ezekiel 18:9
He who walks in My statutes and keeps My judgments to do truth, he is just ; he shall surely live, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 18:9, 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.18.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.9.W11.S1) and character.