1 Kings 16:4:111 Kgs.16.4.W11TAB
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
hashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-shaa-MAA-yihm
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaːˈmaːjim/
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
ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
ha-MET le-va-SHA ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The repeated yokhelu governs the compound noun phrase ʿop haššāmayim {ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם | ʿōp ha-šā-mā-yim} ‘birds of the heavens,’ creating a parallel structure that emphasizes comprehensive judgment and the theme of dishonor through exposure.
In context — 1 Kings 16:4
The one belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, dogs will eat; and the one belonging to him who dies in the field, birds of the sky will eat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 16:4, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (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.16.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.4.W11.S1) and character.