Exodus 16:7:5Exod.16.7.W5TAB
בְּשָׁמְע֥וֹ
beshamo
“when he hears”
- Transliteration
- be-sham-O
- Extended
- beh-shahm-OH
- IPA
- /bə.ʃaːm.ˈʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he hears
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-sham-O
- phraseyour reading level
be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM
- clause
oo-VO-ker oo-re-i-TEM et-ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM al-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-VO-ker oo-re-i-TEM et-ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM al-ye-ho-VAH ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
Exegesis
Beshmo {בְּשָׁמְע֥וֹ | bə-šā-mə-ʿô} ‘in his hearing’ functions as an infinitive construct clause conveying causation, governing et telunoteikhem al YHWH {אֶת־תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־יְהוָ֑ה | ʾeṯ tə-lun-nō-ṯê-khem ʿal Yə-hō-wāh} ‘your complaints against the LORD,’ where ʿal marks adversarial direction.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear”
In context — Exodus 16:7
And in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD because He has heard your complaints against the LORD; and who are we that you complain against us?
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:7, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׁמְע֥וֹ (beshamo) 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 Exod.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.7.W5.S1) and character.