Hosea 2:13:16Hos.2.13.W16TABWLC Hosea 2:15

נְאֻ֖ם־יְהוָֽה׃

neumyehovah

declaration of the LORD

Transliteration
ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
neh-UHM-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/nəˈʔum.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
declaration of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נְ + אֻ֖ם + יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
ne + um + ye + ho + vah
neumyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

  2. sentence

    u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-ha et-ye-ME hab-be-a-LIM a-SHER tak-TIR la-HEM va-ta-AD niz-MA ve-khel-ya-TA va-TE-lekh a-kha-RE me-a-ha-VE-ha ve-o-TI shakh-KHA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The closing seal neum-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה | nə-ʾum-yə-hō-wāh} functions as a formal prophetic attestation, giving the preceding charge and sentence the weight of YHWH’s own declared verdict.

Root and etymology

consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh

to be

In contextHosea 2:13

And I will punish her for the days of the Baals, when she burned incense to them and adorned herself with her nose ring and her jewelry; and she went after her lovers, but forgot Me, declares the LORD .

About this coordinate

Hosea 2:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Hosea 2:13, so the Hebrew word נְאֻ֖ם־יְהוָֽה׃ (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 Hos.2.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.2.13.W16.S1) and character.