Proverbs 13:1:6Prov.13.1.W6TAB
לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע
loshama
“does not hear or listen”
- Transliteration
- LO-sha-MA
- Extended
- LOH-shah-MAA
- IPA
- /loː-ʃaˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- does not hear or listen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
LO-sha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
- clause
ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-lets {וְלֵץ | wə-lêts} ‘and a scoffer’ introduces the antithetic parallel, culminating in the negative nominal clause lō-šā-ma‘ gə-‘ā-rāh {לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָה | lō-šā-ma‘ gə-‘ā-rāh} ‘does not hear rebuke.’ This chiastic antithesis underscores the contrast between the receptive and the resistant.
In context — Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 13:1, so the Hebrew word לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע (loshama) 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 Prov.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.1.W6.S1) and character.