Jeremiah 23:11:7Jer.23.11.W7TAB
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
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
gam-be-VE-ti ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KI-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN kha-NE-fu gam-be-VE-ti ma-TSA-ti ra-a-TAM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse concludes with the prophetic formula neum-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָה | nə-ʾum Yə-hō-wāh} ‘oracle of the LORD’, asserting the authority of the pronouncement.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:11
For both the prophet and the priest have acted corruptly ; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:11, 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.23.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.11.W7.S1) and character.