Strong's Hebrew · H5002

H5002 nᵉʼum

נְאֻם

neh-oom'

(hath) said, saith.

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nᵉʼum appears 376 times in Scripture, including Genesis 22:16 and Numbers 24:3. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

an oracle

Derivation

from H5001 (נָאַם);

Appears 376 times in Scripture

Numbers 24:4

“the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:”

Malachi 1:2

““I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,”

Jeremiah 1:8

“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.”

Zechariah 13:8

“And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.”

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.”

Genesis 22:16

“saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,”

Zechariah 13:2

“And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.”

Numbers 24:3

“and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,”

Isaiah 17:3

“The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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