2 Chronicles 13:4:102 Chr.13.4.W10TAB
שְׁמָע֖וּנִי
shemauni
“hear me”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-U-ni
- Extended
- sheh-mah-OO-nee
- IPA
- /ʃə.maːˈʕuː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
she-ma-U-ni
- clause
va-yo-MER she-ma-U-ni ya-ra-ve-AM ve-khol-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-KAM a-vi-YA me-AL le-HAR tse-ma-RA-yim a-SHER be-HAR e-fe-RA-yim va-yo-MER she-ma-U-ni ya-ra-ve-AM ve-khol-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Qal imperative shimuni {שִׁמְעוּנִי | šim·‘û·nî} ‘listen to me’ commands attention from the vocatives Yarav’am {יָרָבְעָם | yā·rä·ḇā·‘am} and Wə-Kol Yisrā’ēl {וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə·ḵōl·yis·rā·’ēl} ‘all Israel.’ The sequence of vav-consecutive imperfects establishes historiographical continuity, while the direct address structure underscores Abijah’s leadership.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to listen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:4
And Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim , in the hill country of Ephraim , and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 13:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁמָע֖וּנִי (shemauni) 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 2 Chr.13.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.4.W10.S1) and character.