Daniel 12:8:2Dan.12.8.W2TAB
שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי
shamaeti
“heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-e-ti
- Extended
- shah-MAH-eh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃaˈmaʕtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
sha-MA-e-ti
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI sha-MA-e-ti
- clause
va-a-NI sha-MA-e-ti ve-LO a-VEEN
- sentence
va-a-NI sha-MA-e-ti ve-LO a-VEEN va-OM-RA a-do-NI MA a-kha-RIT EH-le
Exegesis
The perfect verb shamati {שָׁמַעְתִּי | šāməṯtî} “I heard” denotes completed perception, contrasting with velo avin {וְלֹא אָבִין | wəlō ʾāvin} “but I did not understand,” where the imperfect signals ongoing lack of comprehension.
Root and etymology
sh-m-‘shin–mem–ayin
“to hear”
In context — Daniel 12:8
And I heard, but I did not understand; and I said, “My Lord , what will be the end of these things?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 12:8, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי (shamaeti) 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 Dan.12.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.8.W2.S1) and character.