1 Samuel 15:22:71 Sam.15.22.W7TAB
כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ
kishemoa
“as in obeying”
- Transliteration
- ki-she-MO-a
- Extended
- kih-sheh-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /kiʃ.ˈmoː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- as in obeying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-she-MO-a
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hi-NE she-MO-a mi-ZE-vakh TOV le-hak-SHIV me-KHE-lev E-lim
Exegesis
The question form uses ha-ḥē-peṣ {הַחֵפֶץ | ha-ḥē-peṣ} ‘the delight’ with the comparative kî-šə-mō-ʿ {כִּשְׁמֹעַ | kî-šə-mō-ʿ} ‘as in obeying’ and the parallel offerings phrase, framing a contrast between ritual acts and responsive hearing.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m-ʿ
“to hear, obey”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:22, so the Hebrew word כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ (kishemoa) 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 Sam.15.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.22.W7.S1) and character.