Jeremiah 18:19:4Jer.18.19.W4TAB
וּשְׁמַ֖ע
ushema
“and hear”
- Transliteration
- u-she-MA
- Extended
- oo-sheh-MA
- IPA
- /uːʃəˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and hear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-she-MA
- clause
u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
- sentence
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
Exegesis
The conjunction vav on ushma {וּשְׁמַע | û-šə-maʿ} ‘and hear’ introduces a parallel imperative.
Root and etymology
Rootš–m–ʿ
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Jeremiah 18:19
Give attention, O LORD , to me, and listen to the voice of my adversaries .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:19, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁמַ֖ע (ushema) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.19.W4.S1) and character.