Jeremiah 19:12:4Jer.19.12.W4TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה
neumyehovah
“utterance of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- neh-uhm-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /nə.ʔum.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
KEN-e-e-SE la-ma-KOM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH u-le-yo-she-VAV
- sentence
KEN-e-e-SE la-ma-KOM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH u-le-yo-she-VAV ve-la-TET ET-ha-IR ha-ZOT ke-TO-fet
Exegesis
The prophetic formula neʾum-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָה | nəʾum-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘oracle of the LORD’ asserts the divine source.
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-mnun–aleph–mem
“utterance, oracle”
In context — Jeremiah 19:12
Thus I will do to this place, declares the LORD , and to its inhabitants , and I will make this city like Topheth.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה (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.19.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.12.W4.S1) and character.