Deuteronomy 18:14:10Deut.18.14.W10TAB
יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ
yishmau
“listen”
- Transliteration
- yish-MA-U
- Extended
- yish-MAA-oo
- IPA
- /və.ʔɛl.qosˈmim/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yish-MA-U
- clause
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The imperfect yishmeu {יִשְׁמָעוּ | yiš-mā-ʿû} ‘they listen’ indicates habitual action, which is then contrasted by veatah {וְאַתָּה | wə-ʾă-tâ} ‘but you’ to shift focus.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ (yishmau) 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.18.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W10.S1) and character.