Jeremiah 17:23:10Jer.17.23.W10TAB
שְׁמ֔וֹעַ
shemoa
“to hear”
- Transliteration
- she-MO-a
- Extended
- sheh-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmoː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hear
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
she-MO-a
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
- sentence
ve-LO sha-me-U ve-LO hi-TU et-o-ZE-nam va-yak-SHU et-ar-pe-AM le-vil-TI sho-me-a she-MO-a u-le-vil-TI ka-KHAT mu-SAR
In context — Jeremiah 17:23
But they did not listen or incline their ear; rather, they stiffened their neck , so as not to hear or receive instruction .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word שְׁמ֔וֹעַ (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.17.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W10.S1) and character.