שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

   sha-ME-u

   they listened
2. clause🔊 וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

   ve-LO sha-ME-u

   but not they listened
3. sentence🔊 כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל־מָתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃

   KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET ve-LO sha-ME-u

   for as clings the waistband to the loins of a man so I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah declaration of the LORD to be for me for a people and for a name and for praise and for glory but not they listened

Exegesis

The adversative velo shameu {וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ | wə-lō šā-mē-ʼû} underscores the people’s refusal to heed divine decree.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־מ־עshin–mem–ayin

“to hear, listen”