Jeremiah 22:29:4Jer.22.29.W4TAB
שִׁמְעִ֖י
shime
“hear”
- Transliteration
- shim-E
- Extended
- shihm-EE
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-E
- clause
shim-E de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ERETS E-rets A-rets shim-E de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperative šim-ʿî {שִׁמְעִ֖י | šim-ʿî} ‘hear’ serves as a direct summons demanding full attention and obedience, characteristic of prophetic oracles.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿShin–Mem–Ayin
“hear, listen, obey”
In context — Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:29, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְעִ֖י (shime) 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.22.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.29.W4.S1) and character.