נְאֻםnᵉʼum

utterance, always thus, as construct

Pronunciation: neh-oom' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5002

Meanings

1. utterance, declaration, revelation, of prophet in ecstatic state (Numbers 24:3; Numbers 24:15; Numbers 24:4)

2. utterance, declaration, before divine names (Jeremiah 23:31; Genesis 22:16; Numbers 14:28)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 376 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 22:16 “This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
  • Numbers 14:28 Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say.
  • Numbers 24:3 and this is the message he delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
  • Numbers 24:4 the message of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  • Numbers 24:15 This is the message Balaam delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
  • Numbers 24:16 the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).