Jeremiah 19:6:4Jer.19.6.W4TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה
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
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
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM KI im-GE ha-ha-re-GA
Exegesis
The construct noun neum {נְאֻם־ | nə-ʾum} introduces YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as speaker of the oracle.
Root and etymology
נ־א־םnun–aleph–mem
“to utter, declare”
In context — Jeremiah 19:6
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 19:6, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה (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.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.6.W4.S1) and character.