Genesis 17:20:2Gen.17.20.W2PAT
שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒
shematikha
“I have heard you”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-TI-kha
- Extended
- sheh-mah-TEE-khaa
- IPA
- /ʃə.maʕˈtiː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have heard you
- French
- je t'ai entendu
- Spanish
- te he oído
- Russian
- я услышал тебя
- Arabic-Simplified
- قد سمعتك
- Hindi
- मैंने तुझे सुना है
- Chinese-Simplified
- 我已经听见你
- Swahili
- nimekusikia
- Twi
- mate wo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ma-TI-kha
- clause
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-ra-khe-TI o-TO ve-hi-fe-RE-ti o-TO ve-hi-re-BEI-ti o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-ra-khe-TI o-TO ve-hi-fe-RE-ti o-TO ve-hi-re-BEI-ti o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-nei-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-TA-tiv le-GOY ga-DOL
In context — Genesis 17:20
and as for Ishmael I have heard you behold I have blessed him and I will make fruitful him and I will multiply him greatly very he will father twelve princes and I will make him into a nation great
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ (shematikha) 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 Gen.17.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W2.S1) and character.