Jeremiah 23:16:4Jer.23.16.W4TAB
אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ
altishmeu
“do not listen”
- Transliteration
- al-tish-me-U
- Extended
- ahl-tihsh-meh-OO
- IPA
- /ʔal.tiʃməˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tish-me-U
- clause
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-tish-me-U al-div-RE han-ne-vi-IM han-nib-be-IM la-KHEM mah-he-vi-LIM HE-ma et-khem kha-ZON li-BAM ye-dab-be-RU LO mi-PI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The negative imperative al-tishmeʾu {אַל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ | al-tišmaʾû} ‘do not listen’ directs the people to reject false guidance.
Root and etymology
ש-מ-ע
“hear”
In context — Jeremiah 23:16
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, for they fill you with emptiness. They speak a vision of their own heart , and not from the mouth of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ (altishmeu) 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.23.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.16.W4.S1) and character.