Jeremiah 20:10:2Jer.20.10.W2TAB
שָׁמַ֜עְתִּי
shamaeti
“I heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-e-ti
- Extended
- shaa-MAH-eh-tih
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmaʕ.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
sha-MA-e-ti
- phraseyour reading level
KI sha-MA-e-ti
- clause
KI sha-MA-e-ti di-BAT ra-BIM ma-GOR mi-sa-VIV ha-GI-du ve-na-gi-DE-nu KOL e-NOSH she-lo-MI sho-me-RE tsal-E
- sentence
KI sha-MA-e-ti di-BAT ra-BIM ma-GOR mi-sa-VIV ha-GI-du ve-na-gi-DE-nu KOL e-NOSH she-lo-MI sho-me-RE tsal-E u-LAI ye-fu-TE ve-nu-kh-LA LO ve-nik-KHA nik-ma-TE-nu mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The perfect shamati {שָׁמַעְתִּי | šā-maʿ-tî} ‘I heard’ indicates Jeremiah’s personal perception of widespread hostility.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“hear”
In context — Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side. “Report,” they say, “and let us report him.” All the men of my peace are waiting for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he will be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance from him.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 20:10, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֜עְתִּי (shamaeti) 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.20.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.10.W2.S1) and character.