Genesis 21:12:13Gen.21.12.W13PAT
שְׁמַ֣ע
shema
“listen”
- Transliteration
- she-MA
- Extended
- sheh-MAH
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
- French
- écoute
- Spanish
- escucha
- Portuguese
- ouve
- German
- höre
- Russian
- слушай
- Arabic-Simplified
- اسْمَعْ
- Hindi
- सुन
- Chinese-Simplified
- 听从
- Korean
- 들어라
- Indonesian
- dengarkan
- Bengali
- শোনো
- Tagalog
- dinggin
- Swahili
- sikiliza
- Amharic
- ስማ
- Yoruba
- gbọ
- Igbo
- gee
- Twi
- tie
- Ewe
- se
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-MA
- phraseyour reading level
she-MA be-ko-LAH
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
In context — Genesis 21:12
God said to Abraham do not be displeased in your eyes because of the boy and because of your slave woman everything that says to you Sarah listen to her voice for through Isaac shall be named for you offspring
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 21:12, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַ֣ע (shema) 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.21.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W13.S1) and character.