Genesis 42:21:15Gen.42.21.W15PAT

שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ

shamanu

we listened

Transliteration
sha-MA-nu
Extended
shah-MAA-noo
IPA
/ʃaːˈmaʕ.nuː/

Meaning by language

English
we listened
French
nous avons écouté
Spanish
escuchamos
Portuguese
ouvimos
German
wir hörten
Russian
мы послушали
Arabic-Simplified
نسمع
Hindi
हमने सुना
Chinese-Simplified
听从
Korean
우리가 들었다
Indonesian
kami mendengar
Bengali
আমরা শুনলাম
Tagalog
nakinig kami
Swahili
tulisikia
Amharic
ሰማን
Yoruba
a gbọ́
Igbo
anyị nụrụ
Twi
yɛtee
Ewe
míese

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Result
שָׁ + מָ֑ + עְנוּ
sha + ma + nu
shamanu

Alphabet Analysis

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
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-MA-nu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO sha-MA-nu

  3. clause

    va-yo-me-RU ISH el-a-KHIV a-VAL a-she-MIM a-nakh-NU al-a-KHI-nu a-SHER ra-I-nu tsa-RAT naf-SHO be-hi-te-kha-ne-NO e-LE-nu ve-LO sha-MA-nu

  4. sentence

    va-yo-me-RU ISH el-a-KHIV a-VAL a-she-MIM a-nakh-NU al-a-KHI-nu a-SHER ra-I-nu tsa-RAT naf-SHO be-hi-te-kha-ne-NO e-LE-nu ve-LO sha-MA-nu al-KEN ba-A e-LE-nu ha-tsa-RA ha-ZOT

In contextGenesis 42:21

they said each one to his brother indeed are guilty we concerning our brother because we saw distress of his soul when he pleaded to us and not we listened therefore has come upon us distress this

About this coordinate

Genesis 42:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 42:21, so the Hebrew word שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ (shamanu) 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.42.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.21.W15.S1) and character.