Zechariah 7:13:4Zech.7.13.W4TAB
שָׁמֵ֑עוּ
shameu
“they listened”
- Transliteration
- sha-ME-u
- Extended
- shaa-MEH-oo
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmɛʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they listened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
sha-ME-u
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO sha-ME-u
- clause
va-ye-HI kha-a-SHER-ka-RA ve-LO sha-ME-u
- sentence
va-ye-HI kha-a-SHER-ka-RA ve-LO sha-ME-u KEN yik-re-U ve-LO e-she-MA a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The paired negations velo shame’u {וְלֹא שָׁמֵ֑עוּ | wə-lōʾ šā-mê-ʿû} and velo eshma {וְלֹא אֶשְׁמָ֔ע | wə-lōʾ ʾeš-maʿ} form a chiastic pattern of refusal, with ken {כֵּ֤ן | kēn} marking the logical consequence.
Root and etymology
“to hear, listen”
In context — Zechariah 7:13
“And it came to pass, as He called and they did not listen , so they called and I did not listen,” says the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 7:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Zechariah 7:13, so the Hebrew word שָׁמֵ֑עוּ (shameu) 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 Zech.7.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.7.13.W4.S1) and character.