2 Chronicles 17:8:32 Chr.17.8.W3TAB
שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּ
shemayahu
“Shemaiah”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-YA-hu
- Extended
- sheh-mah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʃəmaʕˈjaːhuː/
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ma-YA-hu
- clause
ve-im-MA-hem hal-le-vi-YIM she-ma-YA-hu u-ne-tan-YA-hu u-ze-vad-YA-hu va-a-sa-EL ve-she-mi-ra-MOT u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-yo-na-TAN va-a-do-ni-YA-hu ve-to-vi-YA-hu ve-TOV a-do-ni-YA hal-le-vi-YIM
- sentence
ve-im-MA-hem hal-le-vi-YIM she-ma-YA-hu u-ne-tan-YA-hu u-ze-vad-YA-hu va-a-sa-EL ve-she-mi-ra-MOT u-she-mi-ra-MOT vi-yo-na-TAN va-a-do-ni-YA-hu ve-to-vi-YA-hu ve-TOV a-do-ni-YA hal-le-vi-YIM ve-im-MA-hem e-li-sha-MA vi-yo-RAM hak-ko-ha-NIM
Root and etymology
š-m-‘shin–mem–ayin
“hear”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:8
And with them were the Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 17:8, so the Hebrew word שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּ (shemayahu) 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.17.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.8.W3.S1) and character.