Jeremiah 18:19:1Jer.18.19.W1TAB
הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה
hakshiva
“pay attention”
- Transliteration
- hak-shi-VA
- Extended
- hahk-shih-VAA
- IPA
- /haq.ʃiːˈvaː"/
Meaning by language
- English
- pay attention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hak-shi-VA
- phraseyour reading level
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil imperative haqshivah {הַקְשִׁיבָה | haq-šî-ḇāh} ‘pay attention’, addressed to the vocative divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootq–sh–b
“to listen attentively”
In context — Jeremiah 18:19
Give attention, O LORD , to me, and listen to the voice of my adversaries .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:19, so the Hebrew word הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה (hakshiva) 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.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.19.W1.S1) and character.