Daniel 2:19:11Dan.2.19.W11TAB
שְׁמַיָּֽא׃
shehmayaa
“heavens”
- Transliteration
- sheh-ma-YAA
- Extended
- sheh-ma-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavens
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sheh-ma-YAA
- phraseyour reading level
leh-eh-LAA sheh-ma-YAA
- clause
eh-DAYN daa-nih-YEL bah-RIKH leh-eh-LAA sheh-ma-YAA
- sentence
eh-DAYN leh-daa-nih-YEL beh-khez-VAA dee-lail-YAA raa-ZAA ga-LEE eh-DAYN daa-nih-YEL bah-RIKH leh-eh-LAA sheh-ma-YAA
Exegesis
The title leelah shemaya {לֶאֱלָ֥הּ שְׁמַיָּֽא | le-ʾě-lāh še-ma-yāʾ} “God of heaven” emphasizes divine sovereignty and transcendence. The translation preserves the original sequence and emphatic structure.
Root and etymology
š-m-yshin–mem–yod
“heavens”
In context — Daniel 2:19
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed God of heaven .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 2:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַיָּֽא׃ (shehmayaa) 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 Dan.2.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.19.W11.S1) and character.