Proverbs 20:12:2Prov.20.12.W2TAB
שֹׁ֭מַעַת
shomaat
“that hears”
- Transliteration
- SHO-ma-at
- Extended
- SHOH-ma-aht
- IPA
- /ˈʃoː.ma.ʕaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- that hears
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHO-ma-at
- clause
O-zen SHO-ma-at ve-A-yin ro-AH
- sentence
O-zen SHO-ma-at ve-A-yin ro-AH Ye-ho-VAH a-SA gam-she-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with two parallel nominal constructs, ozen {אֹזֶן | ʾō·zen} ‘ear’ and ayin {עַיִן | ʿa·yin}, each modified by an attributive participle: shoma’at {שֹׁמַעַת | šō·ma·ʿat} ‘hearing’ and ro’ah {רֹאָה | rō·ʼāh} ‘seeing.’ This chiastic parallelism emphasizes sensory function.
In context — Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the LORD made them both .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:12, so the Hebrew word שֹׁ֭מַעַת (shomaat) 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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.12.W2.S1) and character.