Proverbs 8:32:3Prov.8.32.W3TAB
שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י
shimeuli
“listen to me”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-u-LI
- Extended
- shihm-EH-oo-LEE
- IPA
- /ʃim.ˈʕuː.liː/
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-ash-RE de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
Exegesis
The imperative clause shim‘u-lî {שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י | šim‘ū-lî} ‘listen to me’ commands attention, while the coordinating particle in ve-’ashrei {וְאַשְׁרֵי | wə-’ăš-rē} ‘and blessed’ introduces a result clause.
Root and etymology
Rootš–m–ʿ
“to hear, obey”
In context — Proverbs 8:32
And now, children, listen to me, and blessed are those who keep my ways .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:32, 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.8.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.32.W3.S1) and character.