Daniel 8:10:3Dan.8.10.W3TAB
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
hashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-shah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaˈmaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ad-tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
va-tig-DAL ad-tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-tig-DAL ad-tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim va-tap-PEL AR-tsa min-ha-tsa-VA oo-min-ha-ko-kha-VIM va-tir-me-SEM
Exegesis
The phrase ad tseva hashamayim {עַד־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | ʿad-ṣə-bāʾ ha-šā-mā-yim} defines the extent of its increase, combining the preposition ad {עַד־ | ʿad} ‘up to’ with the construct noun tseva {צְבָ֣א | ṣə-bāʾ} ‘host.’
Root and etymology
Roots-m-y-m
“heavens”
In context — Daniel 8:10
And it grew until it reached the host of heaven, and it cast down to the ground some of the host and some of the stars, and it trampled them.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 8:10, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (hashamayim) 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.8.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.10.W3.S1) and character.