Job 13:17:1Job.13.17.W1TAB
שִׁמְע֣וּ
shimeu
“listen, you all”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U
- Extended
- shim-EH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen, you all
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 | 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
shim-E-U
- clause
shim-E-U sha-MO-a mi-la-TI
- sentence
shim-E-U sha-MO-a mi-la-TI ve-a-kha-va-TI be-oz-NEI-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with a direct command, shim'u {שִׁמְע֣וּ | šimʿû} ‘hear’, immediately reinforced by the infinitive absolute shamoa {שָׁ֭מוֹעַ | šāmôaʿ} ‘hear intensely’, a standard Hebrew intensification that heightens urgency.
Root and etymology
consonantsshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, heed”
In context — Job 13:17
Hear, indeed hear, my word , and my declaration , in your ears.
About this coordinate
Job 13:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:17, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְע֣וּ (shimeu) 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 Job.13.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.17.W1.S1) and character.