Proverbs 1:33:1Prov.1.33.W1TAB
וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ
veshomea
“and the one listening”
- Transliteration
- ve-sho-ME-a
- Extended
- veh-shoh-MEH-ah
- IPA
- /wəʃoːˈme.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one listening
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sho-ME-a
- clause
ve-sho-ME-a LI yish-kein-BE-takh
- sentence
ve-sho-ME-a LI yish-kein-BE-takh ve-SHA-a-nan mi-PA-khad RA-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle ve-shōmēa {וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ | wə-šō-mē-ʿaʿ} ‘and listens’, functioning as a protasis.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־עš m ʿ
“hear, attend”
In context — Proverbs 1:33
But the one who listens to me will dwell in safety and be at ease from the fear of evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 1:33, so the Hebrew word וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ (veshomea) 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 Prov.1.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.33.W1.S1) and character.