2 Samuel 22:12:72 Sam.22.12.W7TAB
שְׁחָקִֽים׃
shekhakim
“skies or clouds”
- Transliteration
- she-kha-KIM
- Extended
- sheh-khaa-KEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəħaːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- skies or clouds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-kha-KIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-VE she-kha-KIM
- clause
kha-she-RAT-ma-YIM a-VE she-kha-KIM
- sentence
va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT kha-she-RAT-ma-YIM a-VE she-kha-KIM
Exegesis
The adjective avei {עָבֵ֥י | ʿāvē} ‘thick’ modifies shehaqim {שְׁחָקִֽים | šeḥāqîm} ‘skies’, creating a layered canopy of darkness, water, and clouds. The English renderings maintain the sequence and poetic density, preserving the sense of protective enclosure.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ק
“clouds, skies”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:12
He set darkness around Him as shelters—dark waters and thick skies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word שְׁחָקִֽים׃ (shekhakim) 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 Sam.22.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.12.W7.S1) and character.