Proverbs 22:17:3Prov.22.17.W3TAB
וּ֖שְׁמַע
ushema
“and hear”
- Transliteration
- u-she-MA
- Extended
- oo-sheh-MAH
- IPA
- /u.ʃəˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and hear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-she-MA
- clause
HAT oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA div-RE kha-kha-MIM
- sentence
HAT oz-ne-KHA u-she-MA div-RE kha-kha-MIM ve-li-be-KHA ta-SHIT le-da-TI
Exegesis
The conjunction ūšməʿ {וּשְׁמַע | ūšməʿ} ‘and hear’ parallels the first command, creating synonymous parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and let your heart set itself to my knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:17, so the Hebrew word וּ֖שְׁמַע (ushema) 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.22.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.17.W3.S1) and character.