Hebrew · Strong's H8102
שֶׁמֶץ
shemetssheh'-mets
an inkling
Gematria 430· 1,240 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
an inkling
Rendered in the KJV as
a little.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- שֵׁ֣מֶץ1
- שֵּׁ֣מֶץ1
How it is rendered · 2
- a whisper1
- a whisper of1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
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- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Job2 occurrences
- Job 4:12שֵׁ֣מֶץshemetznoun · masculine singularNow a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.here: a whisper
- Job 26:14שֵּׁ֣מֶץshemetznoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”here: a whisper of