Numbers 12:2:9Num.12.2.W9TAB
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
vayishma
“And heard”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-MA
- Extended
- vah-yeesh-MAH
- IPA
- /vajjiʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- And heard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-yish-MA
- clause
va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MRU ha-RAK akh-be-MO-sheh di-BER Ye-ho-VAH ha-LO gam-ba-NU di-BER va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The closing vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע | wayyišmaʿ} pairs the vav consecutive with the Qal imperfect to emphasize divine attentiveness. This verb‐initial Hebrew structure is rendered in English with subject‐before‐verb order to maintain narrative clarity and thematic focus on divine hearing.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-ayin
“to hear, listen”
In context — Numbers 12:2
And they said, “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses ? Has He not also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard it.
About this coordinate
Numbers 12:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 12:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (vayishma) 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 Num.12.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.12.2.W9.S1) and character.