Proverbs 8:6:1Prov.8.6.W1TAB
שִׁ֭מְעוּ
shimeu
“hear, listen”
- Transliteration
- shim-E-U
- Extended
- shihm-eh-OO
- IPA
- /ʃimˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear, listen
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
- clause
shim-E-U ki-ne-gi-DIM a-da-BER
- sentence
shim-E-U ki-ne-gi-DIM a-da-BER u-mif-TAKH se-fa-TAI me-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with shim'u {שִׁ֭מְעוּ | šim-ʿû} ‘listen!’ as a direct imperative.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Proverbs 8:6
Listen, for I will speak noble things , and the opening of my lips will reveal what is right .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:6, so the Hebrew word שִׁ֭מְעוּ (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.8.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.6.W1.S1) and character.