2 Samuel 23:25:12 Sam.23.25.W1TAB
שַׁמָּה֙
shama
“Shammah”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA
- Extended
- shah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʃamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shammah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MA
- sentence
sha-MA ha-kha-ro-DI e-li-KA ha-kha-ro-DI
Exegesis
Shammah {שַׁמָּה֙ | šam-māh} ‘Shammah’ and Elika {אֱלִיקָ֖א | ʾe-lî-qāʾ} ‘Elika’ are listed without an explicit conjunction in Hebrew, but English adds “and” to render a coherent list. The noun + adjective pattern underscores their shared clan affiliation, and the absence of a verb is typical of Hebrew nominal lists.
Root and etymology
Rootš–m–m
“astonishment, desolation”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite and Elika the Harodite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:25, so the Hebrew word שַׁמָּה֙ (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 Sam.23.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.25.W1.S1) and character.