Ezekiel 13:2:9Ezek.13.2.W9TAB
שִׁמְע֖וּ
shimeu
“hear”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-u
- Extended
- shihm-eh-OO
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear
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 |
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Word in context
- word
shim-E-u
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE el-ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-nib-ba-IM ve-a-mar-TA lin-ve-ye mil-lib-BAM shim-E-u de-var-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative šimʿû {שִׁמְעוּ | šimʿû} ‘hear’ conveys obedient listening.
In context — Ezekiel 13:2
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those prophets from their own heart, “Hear the word of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 13:2, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְע֖וּ (shimeu) 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 Ezek.13.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.2.W9.S1) and character.