Daniel 5:21:14Dan.5.21.W14TAB
שְׁמַיָּ֖א
shemaya
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-YA
- Extended
- sheh-mah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
she-ma-YA
- phraseyour reading level
oo-mit-TAL she-ma-YA
- clause
oo-min-be-NEE a-na-SHA te-RID veh-liv-BEH im-KHEV-ta be-CAME LIKE veh-im-a-ra-da-YA meh-do-REH is-BA khe-to-RIN ye-ta-a-MOO-ne-HEH oo-mit-TAL she-ma-YA gish-MEH yits-tab-BA
- sentence
oo-min-be-NEE a-na-SHA te-RID veh-liv-BEH im-KHEV-ta be-CAME LIKE veh-im-a-ra-da-YA meh-do-REH is-BA khe-to-RIN ye-ta-a-MOO-ne-HEH oo-mit-TAL she-ma-YA gish-MEH yits-tab-BA AD dee-ye-DA dee-sha-LIT e-la-HA el-YA ihl-la-A be-mal-KHUT a-na-SHA oo-le-man-DI yits-BEH ye-ha-KIM a-le-HA a-LAH
In context — Daniel 5:21
And he was driven away from the sons of men, and his mind was made like that of the beasts , and with the wild donkeys was his dwelling. They would feed him grass like oxen, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of men and appoints over it whomever He wills.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Daniel 5:21, 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.5.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.21.W14.S1) and character.