1 Chronicles 16:26:61 Chr.16.26.W6TAB
שָׁמַ֥יִם
shamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- shaa-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA-yim A-SA
- sentence
KI KAL-e-lo-HEI ha-am-MIM e-li-LIM va-ye-ho-VAH sha-MA-yim A-SA
Exegesis
The verb phrase shamayim ʿā-sāh {שָׁמַיִם עָשָׂה | šā-mā-yim ʿā-sāh} ‘made the heavens’ inverts object–verb order for emphasis on the cosmic creation. In English, “For… but…” preserves the causal–adversative flow, and fronting “the heavens” retains the original focus on divine creative action.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–yod
“heaven, sky, heights”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:26
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:26, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֥יִם (shamayim) 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 1 Chr.16.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.26.W6.S1) and character.