Daniel 4:33:11Dan.4.33.W11TABWLC Daniel 4:30
שְׁמַיָּ֖א
shemaya
“of heaven”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-YA
- Extended
- sheh-mah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.ma.ˈjɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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-ma-YA
- phraseyour reading level
oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA
- clause
bah-SHA-a-TA min-TA sa-FAT al-neh-voo-KHAD-ne-TSAR oo-min-ah-na-SHA te-RID veh-ihs-BA keh-to-REEN ye-AK-kal oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA geh-shee-MEH yits-ta-BA
- sentence
bah-SHA-a-TA min-TA sa-FAT al-neh-voo-KHAD-ne-TSAR oo-min-ah-na-SHA te-RID veh-ihs-BA keh-to-REEN ye-AK-kal oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA geh-shee-MEH yits-ta-BA AD dee-sa-a-REH keh-nish-REEN re-VA veh-tif-ro-HI keh-tsip-REEN
Root and etymology
š-m-yshin–mem–yod
“heaven, sky”
In context — Daniel 4:33
At that very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar, and he was driven away from men and ate grass like oxen. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:33:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 4:33, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַיָּ֖א (shemaya) 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.4.33.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.33.W11.S1) and character.