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

Result
וְ + שֹׁ + מֵ֣ + עַֽ
ve + sho + me + a
veshomea

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sho-ME-a

  2. clause

    ve-sho-ME-a LI yish-kein-BE-takh

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.