Ezekiel 20:33:2Ezek.20.33.W2TAB
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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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-LO be-YAD kha-za-KA u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA u-ve-khe-MA she-fu-KHA em-LOKH a-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the oath formula chai ani {חַי אָנִי | ḥay ʾānî} ‘as I live,’ introducing divine speech with the emphatic particle neum {נְאֻם | neʾum} ‘utterance.’
Root and etymology
Rootnun–aleph–mem
“utterance”
In context — Ezekiel 20:33
As I live, declares the Lord GOD , surely with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with fury poured out, I will reign over you.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:33, 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.20.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.33.W2.S1) and character.