1 Chronicles 14:15:21 Chr.14.15.W2TAB
כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞
keshameakha
“when you hear”
- Transliteration
- ke-sha-me-A-kha
- Extended
- keh-shaa-meh-AH-khaa
- IPA
- /kəʃɔːmʕăˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you hear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ke-sha-me-A-kha
- clause
vi-HI ke-sha-me-A-kha et-KOL ha-tse-a-DA be-ra-SHE ha-be-kha-IM AZ te-TSE va-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
vi-HI ke-sha-me-A-kha et-KOL ha-tse-a-DA be-ra-SHE ha-be-kha-IM AZ te-TSE va-mil-kha-MA ki-ya-TSA ha-e-lo-HIM le-fa-NE-kha le-ha-KOT et-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The temporal clause keshomakha {כְּשָׁמְעֲךָ | kə-šāmăʿăḵā} with direct object marker et-kol {אֶת־ק֤וֹל | ʾet qōl} sets the time for the signal.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:15
And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 14:15, so the Hebrew word כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ (keshameakha) 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 1 Chr.14.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.15.W2.S1) and character.