Exodus 9:12:6Exod.9.12.W6PAT

שָׁמַ֖ע

shama

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Transliteration
sha-MA
Extended
shah-MAH
IPA
/ʃaˈmaʕ/

Meaning by language

English
listen
French
écouta
Spanish
escuchó
Portuguese
ouviu
German
hörte
Russian
послушал
Arabic-Simplified
سَمِعَ
Hindi
सुना
Chinese-Simplified
听从
Korean
들었다
Indonesian
mendengarkan
Bengali
শুনল
Tagalog
nakinig
Swahili
sikiliza
Amharic
ሰማ
Yoruba
gbọ
Igbo
nụrụ
Twi
tiee
Ewe
se

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Result
שָׁ + מַ֖ע
sha + ma
shama

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-MA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO sha-MA

  3. clause

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ve-LO sha-MA a-le-HEM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ve-LO sha-MA a-le-HEM ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE

In contextExodus 9:12

and hardened LORD the heart of Pharaoh and did not listen to them as spoke LORD to Moses

About this coordinate

Exodus 9:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 9:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֖ע (shama) 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 Exod.9.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.9.12.W6.S1) and character.