Proverbs 13:8:5Prov.13.8.W5TAB
לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע
loshama
“does not hear”
- Transliteration
- LO-sha-MA
- Extended
- LOH-shah-MA
- IPA
- /loː.ʃaːˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- does not hear
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-RASH LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
- sentence
KO-fer NE-fesh-Ish ASH-rev ve-RASH LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
Lo-shama {לֹא־שָׁמַע | lō-šā-maʿ} ‘does not hear’ denotes refusal, and gearah {גְּעָרָה | gə-ʿā-rāh} ‘rebuke’ functions as the direct object with coercive force. The balanced structure highlights protection through wealth and immunity through poverty.
In context — Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor person does not hear threat .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:8, 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.13.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.8.W5.S1) and character.