Numbers 14:27:16Num.14.27.W16TAB
שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃
shamati
“I have heard”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-ti
- Extended
- shah-MA-tee
- IPA
- /ʃaˈmaːtːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- I 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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-ti
- clause
et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
The perfect verb shamati {שָׁמָֽעְתִּי | šā-maʿ-tî} ‘I have heard’ concludes the verse, shifting from divine inquiry to active reception. English reorders the interrogative clause and mirrors the repeated participial form to preserve Hebrew emphasis and theological force.
In context — Numbers 14:27
How long shall this evil congregation continue to grumble against Me ? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Numbers 14:27, so the Hebrew word שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ (shamati) 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.14.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.27.W16.S1) and character.