Amos 8:4:1Amos.8.4.W1TAB
שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֕את
shimeuzot
“hear this”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U-ZOT
- Extended
- shihm-EH-oo-ZOHt
- IPA
- /ʃim.ˈʕuː.ˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-E-U-ZOT
- clause
shim-E-U-ZOT ha-sho-a-FIM ev-yon
- sentence
shim-E-U-ZOT ha-sho-a-FIM ev-yon ve-la-shi-BIT a-nu-e-a-ni-E-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative shimu {שִׁמְעוּ־ | šimʿû} ‘hear’, followed by the demonstrative zot {זֹ֕את | zōṯ} which introduces a prophetic indictment.
Root and etymology
שׁ־מ־ע
“to hear”
In context — Amos 8:4
Hear this, you who trample the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land.
About this coordinate
Amos 8:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Amos 8:4, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֕את (shimeuzot) 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 Amos.8.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Amos.8.4.W1.S1) and character.