Job 21:5:3Job.21.5.W3TAB
וְשִׂ֖ימוּ
vesimu
“and put”
- Transliteration
- ve-si-MU
- Extended
- veh-sih-MOO
- IPA
- /vəsiːˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and put
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-si-MU
- clause
ve-si-MU YAD al-PE
- sentence
pe-NU-E-LAI ve-ha-SHAM-mu ve-si-MU YAD al-PE
Exegesis
The second imperative ve-simu {וְשִׂימוּ | vĕ-śî-mû} ‘and put’ issues a clear behavioral command, with its object yad {יָד | yāḏ} ‘hand’, combined in the idiomatic construct al-peh {עַל־פֶּה | ʿal-pēh} ‘over the mouth’, which conveys enforced silence or awe. The English rendering preserves the parallel imperative structure and vivid idiom to mirror the Hebrew’s forceful address.
In context — Job 21:5
Turn to me and be appalled ; put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Job 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְשִׂ֖ימוּ (vesimu) 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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.5.W3.S1) and character.