A primitive root; properly, to whisper, i.e. (by implication) to utter as a oracle -- say.
H5001. naam
[נָאַם] verb denominative utter a prophecy, speak as prophet; —
Qal Imperfect3masculine plural נְאֻם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ Jeremiah 23:31 and they uttered (in the prophetic manner), it as an utterance (of ׳י); they used the prophetic formula (compare י נְאֻם ׳אֹמְרִים Ezekiel 13:6-7,).