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

Result
שְׁ + מַ + יָּ֖א
she + ma + ya
shemaya

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    she-ma-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextDaniel 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.