Proverbs 19:20:1Prov.19.20.W1TAB
שְׁמַ֣ע
shema
“hear or listen”
- Transliteration
- she-MA
- Extended
- sheh-MAH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear or listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MA
- clause
she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR
- sentence
she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with two coordinated imperatives shema {שְׁמַע | šəmāʿ} ‘hear’ and veqabel {וְקַבֵּל | wə-qabbēl} ‘and receive’, which intensifies the exhortation to responsiveness.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“to hear, listen”
In context — Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel and receive discipline , so that you may become wise in your final outcome.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַ֣ע (shema) 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.19.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.20.W1.S1) and character.