Jeremiah 17:24:2Jer.17.24.W2TAB
אִם־שָׁמֹ֨עַ
imshamoa
“if listening”
- Transliteration
- im-sha-MO-a
- Extended
- ihm-shaa-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʃɔːˈmoː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- if listening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
im-sha-MO-a
- phraseyour reading level
im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI
- clause
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-vil-TI a-SOT-va BO kal-me-la-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the future conditional formula vehayah im {וְ֠הָיָה אִם־ | wə-hā-yāh ʾim} indicating assured consequence.
The prefixed infinitive absolute shamoa {שָׁמֹעַ | šā-mō-aʿ} coupled with the imperfect tishme'un {תִּשְׁמְעוּן | tiš-mə-ʿûn} intensifies the command to listen.
Root and etymology
“to hear, listen”
In context — Jeremiah 17:24
And it will be, if you will surely listen to Me, declares the LORD , that you bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and that you consecrate the Sabbath day by refraining from all work within it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:24, so the Hebrew word אִם־שָׁמֹ֨עַ (imshamoa) 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.17.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.24.W2.S1) and character.