1 Kings 14:11:101 Kgs.14.11.W10TAB
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
hashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-ma-YIM
- Extended
- hah-shaa-mah-YEEM
- IPA
- /haʃʃaːmaːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-sha-ma-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- clause
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- sentence
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM KI Ye-ho-VAH di-BER
Exegesis
The agents ha-kelevim {הַכְּלָבִים | ha-klă-vîm} ‘the dogs’ and ‛of ha-shamayim {עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם | ‛ōp̄ ha-šā-mā-yim} ‘bird of the heavens’ serve as instruments of desecration, emphasizing shame in unburied death.
In context — 1 Kings 14:11
The one who dies of Jeroboam in the city will be eaten by the dogs ; and the one who dies in the field will be eaten by the bird of the heavens—for the LORD has spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (hashamayim) 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 Kgs.14.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W10.S1) and character.