2 Kings 14:11:12 Kgs.14.11.W1TAB

וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע

veloshama

and he did not listen

Transliteration
ve-LO-SHA-ma
Extended
veh-LOH-shah-MAH
IPA
/wəloː-ʃaˈmaʕ/

Meaning by language

English
and he did not listen

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹא + שָׁ + מַ֣ע
ve + lo + sha + ma
veloshama

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-LO-SHA-ma

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO-SHA-ma a-mats-ya-HU

  3. clause

    ve-LO-SHA-ma a-mats-ya-HU va-YA-al ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-LO-SHA-ma a-mats-ya-HU va-YA-al ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA be-VET SHE-mesh a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive velo shama {וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע | vǝ-lō-šā-maʿ} ‘and he did not listen,’ establishing Amaziah’s refusal.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–mem–ayin

to hear; obey

In context2 Kings 14:11

Yet Amaziah did not listen , so Jehoash, king of Israel, ascended, and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, confronted each other at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע (veloshama) 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.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.11.W1.S1) and character.