Ezekiel 16:35:3Ezek.16.35.W3TAB
שִׁמְעִ֖י
shime
“hear”
- Transliteration
- shim-E
- Extended
- shihm-E
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕi/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
shim-E
- sentence
la-KHEN zo-NA shim-E de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The feminine singular imperative shim‘i {שִׁמְעִי | šim-‘î} ‘hear/listen’ signals a direct summons.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ʿayin
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Ezekiel 16:35
Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 16:35, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְעִ֖י (shime) 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.16.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.35.W3.S1) and character.