Isaiah 15:4:5Isa.15.4.W5TAB
נִשְׁמַ֣ע
nishma
“is heard”
- Transliteration
- nish-ma
- Extended
- nihsh-meh-A
- IPA
- /niʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- is heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
nish-ma
- phraseyour reading level
nish-ma ko-LAM
- clause
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
The verb nishma {נִשְׁמַ֣ע | niš-ma‘} ‘was heard’ shifts attention to the reception of the outcry.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Mem–Ayin
“to hear, be heard”
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word נִשְׁמַ֣ע (nishma) 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 Isa.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W5.S1) and character.