Jeremiah 13:15:1Jer.13.15.W1TAB
שִׁמְע֥וּ
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
- phraseyour reading level
shim-E-U ve-ha-a-ZI-nu
- clause
shim-E-U ve-ha-a-ZI-nu al-tig-ba-HU
- sentence
shim-E-U ve-ha-a-ZI-nu al-tig-ba-HU KI Ye-ho-VAH di-BER
Exegesis
The verse begins with two parallel imperatives, shim‘u {שִׁמְעוּ | šim-‘u} ‘hear’ and veha’azinu {וְהַאֲזִינוּ | wə-ha-’a-zi-nu} ‘give ear’, intensifying the summons.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — Jeremiah 13:15
Hear and give ear; do not be proud , for the LORD has spoken.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:15, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְע֥וּ (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 Jer.13.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.15.W1.S1) and character.