Jeremiah 23:18:9Jer.23.18.W9TAB
מִֽי־הִקְשִׁ֥יב
mihikshiv
“who paid attention”
- Transliteration
- MI-hik-SHIV
- Extended
- MEE-hihk-SHEEV
- IPA
- /miː.hiqˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- who paid attention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
MI-hik-SHIV
- phraseyour reading level
MI-hik-SHIV div-RE de-va-RO
- clause
MI-hik-SHIV div-RE de-va-RO va-yish-MA
- sentence
KI MI a-MAD be-SOD Ye-ho-VAH ve-ye-RE ve-yish-me-A ET-de-va-RO MI-hik-SHIV div-RE de-va-RO va-yish-MA
Exegesis
In the second interrogative sequence mî-hiqšîḇ {מִי־הִקְשִׁיב | mî-hiq-šîḇ} ‘who has listened attentively’ (Hiphil perfect) underscores deliberate reception, followed by wayyišmaʿ {וַיִּשְׁמָע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and heard’ in the v-consecutive perfect. The parallelism of the two questions and the repetition of seeing, hearing, and listening terms intensifies the critique of false prophets claiming insider knowledge. The Hebrew clause structure, marked by rhetorical interrogatives and verb pairings, is rendered in English by maintaining the repeated questions and the distinction between completed and potential actions.
Root and etymology
q-š-bqof–shin–bet
“to listen attentively”
In context — Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the council of the LORD , and seen and heard His word? Who has listened attentively to His word and heard it?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־הִקְשִׁ֥יב (mihikshiv) 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.23.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.18.W9.S1) and character.