Jeremiah 16:12:12Jer.16.12.W12TAB
שְׁמֹ֥עַ
shemoa
“to listen”
- Transliteration
- she-MO-a
- Extended
- sheh-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /ʃăˈmoːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MO-a
- phraseyour reading level
she-MO-a e-LAI
- clause
ve-hin-ne-KHEM hol-KHIM ISH a-kha-REI she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA le-vil-TI she-MO-a e-LAI
- sentence
ve-a-TEM ha-re-o-TEM la-a-SOT me-a-vo-te-KHEM ve-hin-ne-KHEM hol-KHIM ISH a-kha-REI she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA le-vil-TI she-MO-a e-LAI
Exegesis
The purpose clause le-vilti shemoa elai {לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ אֵלָֽי | lə-vil-tî šə-mō-ʿa ʾē-lāy} uses the negative infinitive to express intended refusal. The English rendition preserves Hebrew parallelism and the comparative and purpose structures through “worse than,” “so as not to,” and “refusing to,” maintaining the emphasis on volitional rebellion.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, obey”
In context — Jeremiah 16:12
And you have done worse than your fathers , and behold, each one of you walks after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so as not to listen to Me .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 16:12, so the Hebrew word שְׁמֹ֥עַ (shemoa) 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.16.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.12.W12.S1) and character.