Exodus 23:1:3Exod.23.1.W3TAB
שֵׁ֣מַע
shema
“report of”
- Transliteration
- SHE-ma
- Extended
- SHEH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈʃeː.maʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- report of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
SHE-ma
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-ma SHAV
- clause
LO ti-SA SHE-ma SHAV
- sentence
LO ti-SA SHE-ma SHAV al-ta-SHET YAD-kha im-ra-SHA li-he-YOT ED kha-MAS
Exegesis
The prohibitive particle lō {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ with the Qal imperfect tiśśā {תִשָּׂא | tiśśā} ‘you shall carry’ issues a prohibition against šēmāʿ šāwəʾ {שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא | šēmāʿ šāwəʾ} ‘false report’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-ayin
“to hear or report”
In context — Exodus 23:1
You must not carry a false report ; do not put your hand with a wicked person to be a violent witness.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:1, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣מַע (shema) 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.23.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.1.W3.S1) and character.