Proverbs 8:33:1Prov.8.33.W1TAB
שִׁמְע֖וּ
shimeu
“hear”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U
- Extended
- shihm-EH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shim-E-U
- sentence
shim-E-U mu-SAR va-kha-kha-MU ve-AL-ti-fe-RA-U
Exegesis
The verb shim'u {שִׁמְע֖וּ | šim-‘û} ‘listen’ takes the noun musar {מוּסָ֥ר | mû-sār} ‘instruction’ as its direct object, establishing the listener’s first action.
Root and etymology
shin-mem-ayinšin–mem–ʿayin
“to hear; obey”
In context — Proverbs 8:33
Listen to instruction and become wise; do not neglect it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:33, so the Hebrew word שִׁמְע֖וּ (shimeu) 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.8.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.33.W1.S1) and character.