Isaiah 14:22:12Isa.14.22.W12TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
neumyehovah
“utterance of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- neh-UHM-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /nəˈʔum.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- utterance of the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-hikh-rat-TI le-va-VEL SHEM u-she-AR ve-NIN va-NE-khed ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-kam-TI a-le-HEM ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-hikh-rat-TI le-va-VEL SHEM u-she-AR ve-NIN va-NE-khed ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The oracle formula nə-ʾûm YHWH ṣə-vā-ʾôt {נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | nə-ʾûm Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-vā-ʾôt} ‘oracle of the LORD of hosts’ introduces and concludes the pronouncement, framing its two-part structure.
In context — Isaiah 14:22
“For I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of hosts , “and I will cut off from Babylon the name , and the remnant, and the descendant, and the posterity,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 14:22, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־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 Isa.14.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.22.W12.S1) and character.