2 Chronicles 24:17:102 Chr.24.17.W10TAB
שָׁמַ֥ע
shama
“listened”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA
- Extended
- shaa-MAH
- IPA
- /ʃaˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- listened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
sha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
AZ sha-MA ha-ME-lekh a-LEI-hem
- sentence
ve-a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ya-DA ba-U sa-REI ye-hu-DA va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-ME-lekh AZ sha-MA ha-ME-lekh a-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The adverb az {אָ֛ז | ʾāz} ‘then’ introduces the result clause, where shama {שָׁמַ֥ע | šāmaʿ} ‘he listened’ with hamelekh {הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hammēlēk} as subject and aleihem {אֲלֵיהֶֽם | ʾălêhem} ‘to them’ marking the recipients. The inversion of verb and subject in the second clause underscores the king’s responsive role and the officials’ influence.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿ
“to hear, listen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:17
And after the death of Jehoiada , officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 24:17, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֥ע (shama) 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.24.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.17.W10.S1) and character.