2 Chronicles 2:12:92 Chr.2.12.W9TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:11
אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
ethashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- EHT-hah-shah-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haʃ.ʃaˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel u-vi-NA a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
Two relative clauses introduced by ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} qualify God’s creative action ‘made’ and his bestowal ‘gave,’ with direct objects ’et-hāššāmayim {אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם | ’et-hāššāmayim} and wə’et-hā’āreṣ {וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ | wə’et-hā’āreṣ}.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:12
And Huram said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son skilled in insight and discerning understanding , who will build a house for the LORD and a palace for his kingdom.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 2:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (ethashamayim) 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 2 Chr.2.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.12.W9.S1) and character.