Proverbs 23:19:1Prov.23.19.W1TAB
שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה
shemaata
“Hear, you”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-a-TA
- Extended
- sheh-MAH-ah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.maʕ.ʔaˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hear, you
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ma-a-TA
- clause
she-ma-a-TA ve-NI va-kha-KHAM
- sentence
she-ma-a-TA ve-NI va-kha-KHAM ve-a-SHER bad-DE-rekh li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb shema {שְׁמַע | šə-māʿ} ‘hear’, an imperative demanding attentive listening.
The independent pronoun attah {אַתָּה | ʾă-tāh} ‘you’ underscores direct address.
Root and etymology
sh-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, obey”
In context — Proverbs 23:19
Hear, my son, and be wise; and direct your heart to the way .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה (shemaata) 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.23.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.19.W1.S1) and character.