2 Kings 20:12:122 Kgs.20.12.W12TAB
שָׁמַ֔ע
shama
“he heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA
- Extended
- shaa-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
KI sha-MA
- clause
KI sha-MA KI kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH be-RO-da-akh bal-e-DAN ben-bal-e-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu KI sha-MA KI kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu
Exegesis
The causal sequence uses ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ before shama {שָׁמַע | šā-maʿ} ‘he heard’ and a second ki introducing chalah {חָלָה | ḥā-lāh} ‘he had fallen ill,’ the repetition of ki emphasizing causality. The English renderings preserve Hebrew word order and causal markers to maintain emphasis and flow.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־עš–m–ʿ
“to hear”
In context — 2 Kings 20:12
During that period, Berodach-Baladan, Baladan’s son and king of Babylon, dispatched letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had learned that Hezekiah was unwell.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֔ע (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.20.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.12.W12.S1) and character.