Jeremiah 23:32:5Jer.23.32.W5TAB
נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה
neumyehovah
“utterance of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- neh-UHM-yeh-ho-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
hin-NE-ni al-ni-be-E kha-lo-MOT SHE-ker ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-sa-pe-RUM va-yat-E-u et-a-MI be-shik-re-HEM u-ve-fa-kha-zu-TAM
- sentence
hin-NE-ni al-ni-be-E kha-lo-MOT SHE-ker ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-sa-pe-RUM va-yat-E-u et-a-MI be-shik-re-HEM u-ve-fa-kha-zu-TAM ve-a-no-KHI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-LO tsi-vi-TIM ve-ho-EIL lo-yo-i-LU la-AM-ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-nibbe’ei {עַֽל־נִבְּאֵ֞י | ʿal·nib·bə·ʾê} ‘against the prophets of’ forms a construct chain with chalomot {חֲלֹמ֥וֹת | ḥă·lō·mōṯ} ‘dreams’, sheqer {שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ | še·qer} ‘falsehood’, and ne’um-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה | nə·ʾum-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘utterance of the LORD’, identifying the target of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against the prophets of false dreams, declares the LORD , who tell them and lead My people astray by their lies and by their recklessness; yet I did not send them nor command them. Therefore, they will not profit this people, declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:32, 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.23.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.32.W5.S1) and character.