Isaiah 16:6:1Isa.16.6.W1TAB
שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ
shamaenu
“we have heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-e-nu
- Extended
- shaa-MAH-eh-noo
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmaʕ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MA-e-nu
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV
- clause
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD
- sentence
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD ga-a-VA-to u-ge-o-NO ve-e-VE-ra-to lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb shamanu {שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ | šā-ma-‘nû} ‘we have heard,’ introducing a communal report.
In context — Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pride—how very proud he is—his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath ; but his boasts are not true.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:6, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ (shamaenu) 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.16.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.6.W1.S1) and character.