2 Samuel 22:45:62 Sam.22.45.W6TAB
יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ
yishshameu
“they listen or they obey”
- Transliteration
- yish-SHA-me-U
- Extended
- yihsh-SHAA-meh-OO
- IPA
- /jiʃ.ʃaːˈmə.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they listen or they obey
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yish-SHA-me-U
- phraseyour reading level
yish-SHA-me-U LI
- clause
lish-mo-A O-zen yish-SHA-me-U LI
- sentence
be-NEI ne-KHAR yit-ke-kha-khu-SHU-LI lish-mo-A O-zen yish-SHA-me-U LI
Exegesis
yishshamenu {יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ… יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ | yit-ka-ḥa-šû… yiš-šā-mə-ʾû} form a chiastic contrast between false and actual submission.
Root and etymology
Roots-m-ʿ
“to hear, obey”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:45
Sons of foreigners will feign obedience to me; when they hear of it, they will obey me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:45:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 22:45, so the Hebrew word יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ (yishshameu) 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 Sam.22.45.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.45.W6.S1) and character.