Exodus 16:9:12Exod.16.9.W12TAB
שָׁמַ֔ע
shama
“He has heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA
- Extended
- shah-MAH
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- He has heard
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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 ET te-lu-no-TEI-khem
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-a-ha-RON e-MOR el-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL kir-VOO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH KI sha-MA ET te-lu-no-TEI-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} introduces a causal clause, and the perfect shama {שָׁמַ֔ע | šā-maʿ} ‘He has heard’ underscores completed divine perception of telunoteikhem {תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם | tə-lun-nō-ṯê-ḵem} ‘your complaints.’ The verse embeds Aaron’s commission within Moses’ declaration, and the rendering of ki as “for” in the formal and “because” in the dynamic preserves the causal linkage while accommodating different stylistic registers.
Root and etymology
שׁ־מ־ע
“to hear”
In context — Exodus 16:9
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Speak to the assembly of all the sons of Israel: ‘Approach the LORD , for He has heard your complaints.’”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 16:9, 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 Exod.16.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.9.W12.S1) and character.