Proverbs 5:7:3Prov.5.7.W3TAB
שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י
shimuli
“listen to me”
- Transliteration
- shim-U-LI
- Extended
- shim-UU-LEE
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuːˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-U-LI
- clause
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-U-LI
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-U-LI ve-al-ta-SU-ru me-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The imperative shimʿū-lî {שִׁמְעוּ־לִי | šim-ʿū-lî} ‘listen to me’ conveys an urgent command.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — Proverbs 5:7
And now, my sons , listen to me; and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:7, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י (shimuli) 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.5.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.7.W3.S1) and character.