Proverbs 18:13:4Prov.18.13.W4TAB
יִשְׁמָ֑ע
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
- clause
me-SHIV da-VAR be-TE-rem yish-MA
- sentence
me-SHIV da-VAR be-TE-rem yish-MA i-VE-let HI-lo u-khe-LIM-ma
Exegesis
The temporal clause beterem yishma {בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע | bə-ṯe-rem yiš-maʿ} ‘before he hears’ sets the sequence of response preceding comprehension.
In context — Proverbs 18:13
Whoever answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and disgrace to him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:13, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁמָ֑ע (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.18.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.13.W4.S1) and character.