Exodus 19:5:3Exod.19.5.W3TAB
תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙
tishmehu
“heed”
- Transliteration
- tish-meh-U
- Extended
- tish-meh-OO
- IPA
- /tiʃ.məˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
tish-meh-U
- phraseyour reading level
im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U
- clause
ve-at-TA im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U beh-ko-LI oo-sheh-mar-TEM et-beh-ree-TI
- sentence
ve-at-TA im-sha-MO-a tish-meh-U beh-ko-LI oo-sheh-mar-TEM et-beh-ree-TI vi-heh-YI-tem LI seh-goo-LA mik-kol-ha-a-MIM ki-LI kol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} introduces a protasis underscored by the intensive pairing of shamoa {שָׁמוֹעַ | šā-môaʿ} infinitive absolute and tishme'u {תִּשְׁמְעוּ | tišməʿû} imperfect, stressing full attention.
In context — Exodus 19:5
Therefore, if you truly heed My voice and uphold My covenant, you will become a treasured possession for Me from among all nations, for the whole earth belongs to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:5, so the Hebrew word תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (tishmehu) 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 Exod.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.5.W3.S1) and character.