2 Kings 17:14:22 Kgs.17.14.W2TAB
שָׁמֵ֑עוּ
shameu
“they listened”
- Transliteration
- sha-ME-u
- Extended
- shaa-MEE-oo
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmeː.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they listened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-ME-u
- clause
ve-LO sha-ME-u
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The verse employs a negative sequential narrative introduced by velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ followed by the verbs shame’u {שָׁמֵעוּ | šā-mê-ʾû} ‘they listened’ and vayakshu {וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ | way-yaq-shu} ‘they stiffened,’ the latter in the Qal imperfect with vav consecutive conveying ongoing obstinacy.
Root and etymology
sh-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word שָׁמֵ֑עוּ (shameu) 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 Kgs.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W2.S1) and character.