Genesis 16:11:11Gen.16.11.W11TAB
יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל
yishemael
“Ishmael”
- Transliteration
- yi-she-ma-EL
- Extended
- yih-sheh-mah-EHL
- IPA
- /jiʃ.maː.ˈʕeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ishmael
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-she-ma-EL
- clause
ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
Exegesis
The clause vekarat shemo {וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ | wə-qā-rāʾt šə-mô} ‘and you shall call his name’ uses a perfect verb with vav to convey a command, introducing the divinely chosen name Yishmael {יִשְׁמָעֵאל | yiš-mā-ʿēl}, which the causal clause then explains.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen, pay attention”
In context — Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son; you shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 16:11, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל (yishemael) 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 Gen.16.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.11.W11.S1) and character.