Deuteronomy 17:13:2Deut.17.13.W2TAB
יִשְׁמְע֣וּ
yishmeu
“shall hear”
- Transliteration
- yish-me-U
- Extended
- yish-meh-OO
- IPA
- /jiʃməˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall hear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
yish-me-U
- phraseyour reading level
yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-U ve-yi-RA-u ve-LO ye-zi-DUN OD
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yišməʾû {יִשְׁמְע֣וּ | yiš-mə-ʾû} “they will hear” and the linked wayyirāʾû {וְיִרָאוּ | wə-yirā-ʾû} “they will fear” form a vav-consecutive chain that highlights the immediate effect of public proclamation.
Root and etymology
shin-mem-ayin
“to hear, obey”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:13
Then the entire assembly shall hear and fear , and they shall not act presumptuously again.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:13, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמְע֣וּ (yishmeu) 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 Deut.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.13.W2.S1) and character.