2 Chronicles 16:5:22 Chr.16.5.W2TAB
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ
kishmoa
“when hearing”
- Transliteration
- kish-MO-a
- Extended
- kihsh-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /kiʃˈmoː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- when hearing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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 | |
| 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
kish-MO-a
- phraseyour reading level
kish-MO-a ba-SHA
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-yash-BET et-me-la-akh-TO
Exegesis
The temporal infinitive construct kišmôa {כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ | kīšmōʿa} ‘when hearing’ introduces the trigger for action.
Root and etymology
shin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:5
When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah and brought his work to an end.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 16:5, so the Hebrew word כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (kishmoa) 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 2 Chr.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.5.W2.S1) and character.