Genesis 39:15:2Gen.39.15.W2TAB
כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ
kheshomo
“when he heard”
- Transliteration
- khe-shom-O
- Extended
- kheh-shohm-OH
- IPA
- /xə.ʃɔm.ˈʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
khe-shom-O
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI khe-shom-O
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-shom-O ki-ha-ri-MO-ti ko-LI va-ek-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-shom-O ki-ha-ri-MO-ti ko-LI va-ek-RA va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO ets-LI va-ya-NAS va-ye-TSE ha-khu-TSA
Exegesis
Keshomo {כְשָׁמְעוֹ | kə-šā-mə-ʿô} forms a temporal clause ‘when he heard’ before ki {כִּי | kî}, which introduces the content of his perception.
Root and etymology
sh-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — Genesis 39:15
And it happened that when he heard that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside .
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 39:15, so the Hebrew word כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ (kheshomo) 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.39.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.15.W2.S1) and character.