2 Chronicles 6:35:22 Chr.6.35.W2TAB
מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
minhashamayim
“from the heavens”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- mihn-hah-shaa-MA-yihm
- IPA
- /min.haʃ.ʃaˈmaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-na-TAM
- sentence
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-na-TAM ve-a-SI-ta mish-pa-TAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb veshamata {וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ | wə-šāmaʿtā} ‘and you shall hear’ followed by the locative phrase min hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם֙ | min-haššāmayim} ‘from the heavens,’ which specifies the divine perspective.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m-y
“heavens”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:35
Then You will hear from the heavens their prayer and their plea, and You will uphold their cause, O LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 6:35, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (minhashamayim) 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.6.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.35.W2.S1) and character.