1 Chronicles 15:11:101 Chr.15.11.W10TAB
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה
shemaya
“Shemaiah”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-ya
- Extended
- sheh-mah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃəmaʕˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shemaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-ma-ya
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya
- clause
ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV
- sentence
va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:11
And David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests , and the Levites —Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 15:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה (shemaya) 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.15.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.11.W10.S1) and character.