2 Kings 13:4:52 Kgs.13.4.W5TAB
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
vayishma
“listened”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-MA
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-MAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- listened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-MA e-LAV
- clause
va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
Exegesis
The narrative moves on with wayyishma‘ {וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | way-yiš-ma‘} ‘he listened’, a Qal verb in vav-consecutive that restates YHWH as active subject. A double kî linkage (kî…
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — 2 Kings 13:4
And Jehoahaz sought the face of the LORD , and the LORD listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (vayishma) 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 Kgs.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.4.W5.S1) and character.