Proverbs 15:29:6Prov.15.29.W6TAB
יִשְׁמָֽע׃
yishma
“he hears”
- Transliteration
- yish-ma
- Extended
- yihsh-MAA
- IPA
- /jiʃˈmaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he hears
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-ma
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-di-KIM yish-ma
- clause
u-te-fi-LAT tsa-di-KIM yish-ma
- sentence
ra-KHOK ye-ho-VAH me-re-sha-IM u-te-fi-LAT tsa-di-KIM yish-ma
Exegesis
The conjunction ū {וּ | ū} introduces the contrasting clause in which the verb yishmaʿ {יִשְׁמָֽע | yišmāʿ} ‘he will hear’ takes the noun phrase tephillat tsaddiqim {תְּפִלַּ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים | tephillāṯ ṣaddîqîm} as its direct object. The shift from Hebrew VSO to English SVO preserves clarity and highlights the contrast between divine removal and divine attention.
In context — Proverbs 15:29
The LORD keeps Himself distant from the wicked, but He listens to the prayer of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:29, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָֽע׃ (yishma) 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.15.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.29.W6.S1) and character.