Genesis 17:20:2Gen.17.20.W2TAB
שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒
shematikha
“I have heard you”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-TI-kha
- Extended
- sheh-mah-TEE-khaa
- IPA
- /ʃə.maʕ.ˈtiː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have heard you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ma-TI-kha
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
The clause sham‘atikha {שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ | šə-ma-ʿtî-ḵā} uses the Qal perfect to express a completed divine response to Abraham’s plea.
Root and etymology
š-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, to listen”
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ (shematikha) 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.17.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W2.S1) and character.