2 Kings 19:4:22 Kgs.19.4.W2TAB
יִשְׁמַע֩
yishma
“he will hear”
- Transliteration
- yish-MA
- Extended
- yihsh-MAH
- IPA
- /jiʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will hear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
yish-MA
- phraseyour reading level
yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- 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 qal imperfect yishma {יִשְׁמַע | yiš-ma‘} functions as protasis with YHWH Elohecha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhôwâ ʾĕ-lō-he-kā} as subject.
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 19:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמַע֩ (yishma) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.4.W2.S1) and character.