Jeremiah 23:30:4Jer.23.30.W4TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה
neumyehovah
“utterance of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- neh-UHM-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /nəʔum.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
la-KHEN hin-NE al-ha-ne-vi-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE al-ha-ne-vi-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH me-gan-ne-VE de-va-RAI ISH me-ET re-E-hu
Exegesis
The construct neum {נְאֻם־ | nə-ʾum} plus YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} creates the prophetic formula asserting divine authority.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:30
“Therefore, look, I am against the prophets ,” declares the LORD , “who steal My words, each from his neighbor.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:30, so the Hebrew word נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה (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.23.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.30.W4.S1) and character.