Jeremiah 17:23:9Jer.17.23.W9TAB
שומע
shomea
“hearing or listening”
- Transliteration
- sho-me-a
- Extended
- shoh-meh-ah
- IPA
- /ʃoːme.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- hearing or listening
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-me-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 17:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:23, so the Hebrew word שומע (shomea) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.23.W9.S1) and character.