Jeremiah 15:9:18Jer.15.9.W18TAB

נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

neumyehovah

utterance of the LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
utterance of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נְ + אֻם + 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. clause

    u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    um-le-LA yo-LE-det ha-shi-VA na-fe-KHA naf-SHAH VA-e BA shim-SHAH be-OD yo-MAM BO-SHA ve-kha-FE-ra u-she-E-ri-TAM la-KHE-rev e-TEN lif-NE o-ye-VE-hem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The oracle concludes with neum YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה | nə-ʾum YHWH} ‘declares the LORD’, signifying divine authority.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–yod–heh

to be, to exist

In contextJeremiah 15:9

The one who bore seven languishes; she has breathed out her life and her sun has gone down while it is still day. She is ashamed and humiliated. And their remnant I will give to the sword before their enemies, declares the LORD .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:9:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Jeremiah 15:9, 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 Jer.15.9.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.9.W18.S1) and character.