2 Kings 19:4:182 Kgs.19.4.W18TAB
שָׁמַ֖ע
shama
“he heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA
- Extended
- shah-MAH
- IPA
- /ʃaˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER sha-MA
- clause
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA be-AD hash-she-e-RIT han-nim-tsa-A
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive hiphil vehokhiakh {וְהוֹכִיחַ | wĕ-hō-ḵî-yaḥ} with badvarim asher shama {בַּדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע | bad-də-vā-rîm ă-šer šā-ma‘} forms the apodosis, emphasizing divine response by rebuking the words.
Root and etymology
Rootsh–m–‘
“hear, pay attention”
In context — 2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the chief cupbearer whom the king of Assyria, his lord, has sent to reproach the living God, and He will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard. So you will lift up a prayer for the remnant that is found.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֖ע (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 Kgs.19.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.4.W18.S1) and character.