Daniel 7:2:11Dan.7.2.W11TAB
שְׁמַיָּ֔א
shemaya
“heaven”
- Transliteration
- she-ma-YA
- Extended
- sheh-mah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃəmaˈjaː/
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-ma-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ru-KHE she-ma-YA
- clause
va-a-RU ar-BA ru-KHE she-ma-YA me-gi-KHAN le-yam-MA ra-BA
- sentence
a-NE da-ni-YEL ve-a-MAR kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-khez-VI im-LEIL-ya va-a-RU ar-BA ru-KHE she-ma-YA me-gi-KHAN le-yam-MA ra-BA
Exegesis
The construct chain arba ruchei shemayya {אַרְבַּע רוּחֵי שְׁמַיָּא | ar-baʿ rū-ḥê šə-may-yā} ‘four winds of heaven’ depicts cosmic forces, with the participle megikhan {מְגִיחָן | mə-gi-ḥān} ‘stirring’ indicating continuous agitation toward the destination leyamma rabba {לְיַמָּא רַבָּא | lə-yam-mā rab-bā} ‘the great sea.’ The formal rendering maintains linear reporting, while the dynamic emphasizes immediacy through active diction and tightened syntax.
Root and etymology
š-m-yshin–mem–yod
“heaven, sky”
In context — Daniel 7:2
Daniel answered and said, “I was watching in my vision during the night , and behold, four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 7:2, so the Hebrew word שְׁמַיָּ֔א (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.7.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.2.W11.S1) and character.