Jeremiah 23:29:5Jer.23.29.W5TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה
neumyehova
“declaration of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-ye-ho-VA
- 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-VA
- clause
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA
- sentence
ha-lo KHO de-va-RI ka-ESH ne-UM-ye-ho-VA u-khe-fat-TISH ye-fo-TSETS SA-la
Exegesis
The construct neʼum-yhwh {נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה | nə-ʾum-yə-hō-wāh} marks divine speech authority. The parallelism between the fire and hammer similes highlights both the refining and the judicial power of the divine word.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:29
“Is not My word like fire ,” declares the LORD , “and like a hammer that shatters the rock?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:29, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה (neumyehova) 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.23.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.29.W5.S1) and character.