Zechariah 13:2:4Zech.13.2.W4TAB
נְאֻ֣ם
neum
“utterance of”
- Transliteration
- ne-UM
- Extended
- neh-UHM
- IPA
- /nəˈʔum/
Meaning by language
- English
- utterance of
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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 ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-khe-RIT et-she-MOT ha-a-tsa-BIM min-ha-A-rets ve-LO yiz-za-KHRU OD
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-khe-RIT et-she-MOT ha-a-tsa-BIM min-ha-A-rets ve-LO yiz-za-KHRU OD ve-GAM et-ha-ne-vi-IM ve-et-RU-akh ha-tu-me-A a-a-viR min-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
Neum {נְאֻם | nə-ʾūm} ‘declaration’ with YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} emphasizes sovereign authority.
In context — Zechariah 13:2
And it shall come to pass on that day, declares the LORD of hosts , that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness from the land.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Zechariah 13:2, so the Hebrew word נְאֻ֣ם (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 Zech.13.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.2.W4.S1) and character.