Numbers 24:15:4Num.24.15.W4TAB
נְאֻ֤ם
neum
“The oracle”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-OOM
- IPA
- /nəˈʔum/
Meaning by language
- English
- The oracle
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ne-UM
- phraseyour reading level
ne-UM bil-AM
- clause
ne-UM bil-AM be-NO be-OR u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver she-TUM ha-AI-yin
- sentence
va-yi-SA me-sha-LO va-yo-MAR ne-UM bil-AM be-NO be-OR u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver she-TUM ha-AI-yin
Exegesis
The repetition of neum {נְאֻ֤ם | nǝʾûm} “utterance”—first associated with bilam beno beor {בִּלְעָם בְּנ֣וֹ בְעֹ֔ר | bilʿām bənô bəʿôr} “Balaam, son of Beor,” then with hagever {הַגֶּ֖בֶר | haggēver} “the man”—creates a parallel structure that emphasizes the dual attribution of the message.
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-mnun–aleph–mem
“to utter, declare”
In context — Numbers 24:15
And he lifted up his oracle and said, “The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:15, so the Hebrew word נְאֻ֤ם (neum) 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 Num.24.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.15.W4.S1) and character.