Jeremiah 18:22:1Jer.18.22.W1TAB
תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע
tishshama
“may it be heard”
- Transliteration
- tish-sha-MA
- Extended
- tihsh-shah-MA
- IPA
- /tiʃ.ʃaˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- may it be heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tish-sha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA
- clause
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM
- sentence
tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM ki-kha-RU si-KHA shu-KHA le-lakh-de-NI u-fa-KHIM tam-NU le-rag-LAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Jussive Nifal tishama {תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע | tiš-šā-maʿ} ‘let it be heard’, expressing a petition for divine action.
Root and etymology
ש–מ–ע
“to hear”
In context — Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses when You bring a troop upon them suddenly, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:22, so the Hebrew word תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע (tishshama) 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 Jer.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.22.W1.S1) and character.