Job 21:2:1Job.21.2.W1TAB
שִׁמְע֣וּ
shimeu
“listen”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U
- Extended
- shihm-EH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
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 mil-LA-ti
- sentence
shim-E-U sha-MO-a mil-LA-ti u-te-HI-ZOT tan-khu-MO-te-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with shim'u {שִׁמְעוּ | šimʿû} ‘listen’ in the plural imperative, followed by the infinitive absolute shamoa' {שָׁמוֹעַ | šāmoaʿ} ‘hearing’ to intensify the command.
Root and etymology
shin-mem-ayins–m–ʿ
“to hear”
In context — Job 21:2
Listen attentively to my speech, and let this be your consolation .
About this coordinate
Job 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:2, 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.2.W1.S1) and character.