Proverbs 7:24:4Prov.7.24.W4TAB
וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ
vehakshivu
“and pay attention”
- Transliteration
- ve-hak-shi-VU
- Extended
- veh-hahk-shih-VOO
- IPA
- /vəhaq.ʃiˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and pay attention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hak-shi-VU
- clause
ve-hak-shi-VU le-im-RE-fi
- 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.
In context — Proverbs 7:24
Now then, children , listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:24, so the Hebrew word וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ (vehakshivu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.24.W4.S1) and character.