Jeremiah 23:27:4Jer.23.27.W4TAB
שְׁמִ֔י
shemi
“my name”
- Transliteration
- she-MI
- Extended
- sheh-MEE
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MI
- clause
ha-kho-she-VIM le-hash-KHI-akh et-a-MI she-MI ba-kha-lo-mo-TAM a-SHER ye-sa-pe-RU ISH le-re-E-HU
- sentence
ha-kho-she-VIM le-hash-KHI-akh et-a-MI she-MI ba-kha-lo-mo-TAM a-SHER ye-sa-pe-RU ISH le-re-E-HU ka-a-SHER sha-khe-KHU a-vo-TAM et-she-MI ba-BA-al
Root and etymology
“heavens, sky”
In context — Jeremiah 23:27
Those who plot to cause My people to forget My name through their dreams , which they tell one another, just as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:27, so the Hebrew word שְׁמִ֔י (shemi) 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.23.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.27.W4.S1) and character.