Numbers 24:16:1Num.24.16.W1TAB
נְאֻ֗ם
neum
“the oracle”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-UHM
- 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
- clause
ne-UM sho-MEI-a im-REI-EL ve-yo-DEI-a DA-at el-YON
- sentence
ne-UM sho-MEI-a im-REI-EL ve-yo-DEI-a DA-at el-YON ma-kha-ZEH sha-DAI ye-khe-ZEH no-FEL u-ge-LUI ei-NAI-im
Exegesis
The verse begins with ne’um {נְאֻם | nə-ʾûm} ‘oracle,’ a noun absolute marking prophetic speech.
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-mnun-aleph-mem
“to utter, declare”
In context — Numbers 24:16
An oracle of one who hears the sayings of God and who knows the knowledge of the Most High; a vision of the Almighty he beholds—falling, yet with uncovered eyes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 24:16, so the Hebrew word נְאֻ֗ם (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.24.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.16.W1.S1) and character.