Proverbs 7:24:3Prov.7.24.W3TAB
שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י
shimeuli
“listen to me”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U-li
- Extended
- shim-eh-OO-LEE
- IPA
- /ʃim.ʕuːˈliː/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-E-U-li
- clause
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li ve-hak-shi-VU le-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The two imperatives shimu {שִׁמְעוּ | šim-ʿû} “hear” and wehaqshivu {וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ | wə-haq-šî-bû} “give attention” form a synonymous parallelism that underscores the importance of obedient listening.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“to hear, obey, listen”
In context — Proverbs 7:24
Now then, children , listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:24, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י (shimeuli) 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.7.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.24.W3.S1) and character.