Deuteronomy 17:4:2Deut.17.4.W2PAT

וְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּ

vehshamata

heard

Transliteration
veh-sha-MA-ta
Extended
veh-sha-MAA-ta
IPA
/vəʃaˈmaʕ.ta/

Meaning by language

English
heard
French
entendu
Spanish
oído
Portuguese
ouvido
German
gehört
Russian
услышал
Arabic-Simplified
سَمِعْتَ
Hindi
सुना
Chinese-Simplified
听见了
Korean
들은
Indonesian
mendengar
Bengali
শুনেছ
Tagalog
narinig
Swahili
umesikia
Amharic
ሰማህ
Yoruba
gbọ́
Igbo
nụrụ
Twi
ate
Ewe
se

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + שָׁ + מָ֑ + עְתָּ
veh + sha + ma + ta
vehshamata

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    veh-sha-MA-ta

  2. clause

    veh-hu-gad-le-KHA veh-sha-MA-ta

  3. sentence

    veh-hu-gad-le-KHA veh-sha-MA-ta veh-da-RASH-ta he-TEV veh-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR neh-ehs-TAH ha-to-eh-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL

In contextDeuteronomy 17:4

reported to you heard inquired diligently well behold the matter true certain this the abomination was done in Israel

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּ (vehshamata) 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 Deut.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W2.S1) and character.