לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע

   LO-sha-MA

   did not hear
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע

   ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA

   and Jonathan did not hear
3. clause🔊 וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע בְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אָבִיו֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה הַמַּטֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל אוֹתָ֖הּ בְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁ

   ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH

   and Jonathan did not hear when {he} made swear his father {direct object} the people and he stretched out {direct object} the end of the staff which in his hand and he dipped it {her, feminine} in {the} honeycomb the honey
4. sentence🔊 וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע בְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אָבִיו֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה הַמַּטֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל אוֹתָ֖הּ בְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֤שֶׁב יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־פִּ֔יו ותראנה וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה עֵינָֽיו׃

   ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH va-ya-SHEV ya-DO el-PIV ve-te-RE-na va-ta-OR-na e-NAIV

   and Jonathan did not hear when {he} made swear his father {direct object} the people and he stretched out {direct object} the end of the staff which in his hand and he dipped it {her, feminine} in {the} honeycomb the honey and he brought back his hand to his mouth and they saw and they became bright his eyes

Exegesis

The clause begins with veyonatan {וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן | wə-yō-na-than} ‘and Jonathan’, establishing the subject, followed by the negation lo {לֹא | lō} plus the Qal perfect shama‘ {שָׁמַע | šā-ma‘} ‘he heard’, indicating lack of awareness.

Root and etymology

ש־מ־ע🔊 shin–mem–ayin

“to hear, listen”

• 🔊 שְׁמַעshemahearDeut 6:4