2 Kings 19:20:152 Kgs.19.20.W15TAB
שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃
shamati
“I have heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-ti
- Extended
- shaa-MAA-tih
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmaʕ.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MA-ti
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
The response verb shamati {שָׁמָֽעְתִּי | šā-mā-tî} in the Qal perfect conveys completed divine attention. English syntax shifts to subject–verb–object order while preserving the Hebrew’s prophetic report structure.
Root and etymology
shin–mem–ayinshin–mem–ayin
“to hear; obey”
In context — 2 Kings 19:20
And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent word to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel : I have heard the prayer you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 19:20, so the Hebrew word שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ (shamati) 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.19.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.20.W15.S1) and character.