Daniel 2:37:7Dan.2.37.W7TAB
שְׁמַיָּ֔א
shemaiya
“heaven”
- Transliteration
- she-mai-YA
- Extended
- sheh-mai-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heaven
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
she-mai-YA
- phraseyour reading level
e-LAH she-mai-YA
- clause
DI e-LAH she-mai-YA mal-khu-TA khis-NA ve-tak-PA vi-ka-RA ye-HAV-lakh
- sentence
AN-teh mal-KA ME-lekh mal-kai-YA DI e-LAH she-mai-YA mal-khu-TA khis-NA ve-tak-PA vi-ka-RA ye-HAV-lakh
Exegesis
In this clause, ʾĕlāȟ šə·may·yāʼ {אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא | ʾĕ·lāȟ šə·may·yāʼ} ‘God of heaven’ functions as the agent of the Peʿel perfect verb yə·ḥab·lāḵ {יְהַב־לָךְ | yə·ḥab·lāḵ}. The four coordinated nouns (mal·khu·ṯāʼ, ḥiṣ·nāʼ, tāq·pāʼ, yi·qā·rāʼ) form the direct objects of the verb, creating a climactic list that underscores the totality of divine bestowal. English rendering smooths the sequence by varying conjunction placement while preserving the fourfold emphasis and causal relationship.
Root and etymology
š-m-y
“heaven”
In context — Daniel 2:37
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom God of heaven has given the kingdom, the strength , the power, and the glory.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 2:37, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַיָּ֔א (shemaiya) 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.2.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.37.W7.S1) and character.