Jeremiah 22:21:6Jer.22.21.W6TAB
אֶשְׁמָ֑ע
eshema
“I will listen”
- Transliteration
- e-she-MA
- Extended
- eh-sheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛʃˈmaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-she-MA
- phraseyour reading level
LO e-she-MA
- clause
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA
- sentence
di-BAR-ti e-LA-yikh be-shal-ve-TA-yikh a-MAR-te LO e-she-MA ZE dar-KEKH min-ne-u-RA-yikh KI lo-sha-MA-te be-ko-LI
Exegesis
The sequence amart lo eshma {אָמַרְתְּ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע | ʾāmart lōʾ ʾešmaʿ} preserves the Qal perfect verb-subject-object order in direct speech to convey abrupt refusal.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“to hear, obey, listen”
In context — Jeremiah 22:21
I spoke to you in your prosperity , but you said, “I will not listen.” This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 22:21, so the Hebrew word אֶשְׁמָ֑ע (eshema) 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.22.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.21.W6.S1) and character.