Genesis 18:10:11Gen.18.10.W11TAB
שֹׁמַ֛עַת
shomaat
“was listening”
- Transliteration
- sho-MA-at
- Extended
- shoh-MA-aht
- IPA
- /ʃoː.ˈma.ʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- was listening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
sho-MA-at
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at
- clause
ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The participle shomaʿat {שֹׁמַעַת | šō-ma-ʿat} ‘listening’ presents Sarah in ongoing action, situating her as a covert hearer of the promise.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Mem–Ayin
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Genesis 18:10
And He said, “Returning I will return to you at the appointed time of life; and behold, a son for Sarah your wife.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word שֹׁמַ֛עַת (shomaat) 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.18.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W11.S1) and character.