שָׁמֵֽעַ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁמֵֽעַ׃

   sha-ME-a

   he heard
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֵלָ֥יו שָׁמֵֽעַ׃

   e-LAV sha-ME-a

   to him he heard
3. clause🔊 וּבְשַׁוְּעֲת֖וֹ אֵלָ֥יו שָׁמֵֽעַ׃

   u-ve-sha-VVE-a-TO e-LAV sha-ME-a

   and in his crying for help to him he heard
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֤י לֹֽא־בָזָ֨ה וְלֹ֣א שִׁקַּ֔ץ עֲנ֖וּת עָנִ֣י וְלֹֽא־הִסְתִּ֬יר פָּנָ֣יו מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּבְשַׁוְּעֲת֖וֹ אֵלָ֥יו שָׁמֵֽעַ׃

   KI lo-VA-ZA ve-LO shi-KKATS a-NUT a-NI ve-lo-his-TTI-R pa-NAIV mi-MME-NNU u-ve-sha-VVE-a-TO e-LAV sha-ME-a

   for he did not despise and not he abhorred the affliction of the afflicted one and he did not hide his face from him and in his crying for help to him he heard

Exegesis

The final clause u-ve-shavo elav shamea {וּבְשָׁוְעוֹ אֵלָיו שָׁמֵעַ | û-və-šāw-ʿō ʾē-lāw šā-mēaʿ} introduces a temporal condition (“when he cried”) culminating in divine response expressed by the perfect (“He heard”).

Root and etymology

ש־מ־ע🔊 š-m-ʿ

“to hear”

• 🔊 שְׁמַעšĕ-mā‘hearDeuteronomy 6:4