Jeremiah 21:11:4Jer.21.11.W4TAB
שִׁמְע֖וּ
shimeu
“hear, you all”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U
- Extended
- shim-EH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃim.ˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear, you all
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
shim-E-U
- sentence
u-le-VET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VA
Exegesis
The imperative shimʿu {שִׁמְע֖וּ | šim-ʿū} issues a collective command, and the compound devar-YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָה | dᵊ-var-Yə-hō-wāh} serves as the direct object. Hebrew order (address → command → message) heightens urgency, and the maqqef linking devar and YHWH underscores their inseparable unity.
In context — Jeremiah 21:11
And say to the household of the king of Judah, “Hear the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 21:11, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְע֖וּ (shimeu) 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.21.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.11.W4.S1) and character.