1 Chronicles 18:9:11 Chr.18.9.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע
vayishma
“and he heard”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-MA
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-MAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-MA
- clause
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT
- sentence
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he heard’, advancing the narrative.
Root and etymology
shin–mem–ayinshin–mem–ayin
“to hear”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:9
And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע (vayishma) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.9.W1.S1) and character.