2 Chronicles 20:29:72 Chr.20.29.W7TAB
בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם
beshameam
“when they heard”
- Transliteration
- be-sha-me-AM
- Extended
- beh-shaa-meh-AAM
- IPA
- /bəʃɔm.ʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- when they heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-sha-me-AM
- clause
be-sha-me-AM KI nil-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH IM o-ye-VE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI PA-khad e-lo-HIM AL kal-mam-le-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT be-sha-me-AM KI nil-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH IM o-ye-VE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct beshomam {בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם | bə-šā-ma-ʿām} functions temporally ‘when they heard.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-mayin–mem
“people, nation, community”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:29
And the fear of God was upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:29, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם (beshameam) 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.20.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.29.W7.S1) and character.