Deuteronomy 17:3:12Deut.17.3.W12TAB
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
hashamayim
“of the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-sha-MA-yeem
- IPA
- /lɛˈxol.tsəˈva/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-a-VOD e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM va-yish-ta-KHU la-HEM ve-la-SHE-mesh OH la-ya-RE-akh OH le-KHOL-tsva ha-sha-MA-yim a-SHER lo-tsi-VI-ti
Exegesis
The phrase lekoltseva hashamayim {לְכָל־צְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | lə-ḵōl-ṣə-vāʾ ha-šā-ma-yim} forms a construct chain ‘to all the host of the heavens’, designating every celestial entity as a forbidden object of worship.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:3
And he went and served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or to the moon or to all the host of the heavens , which I have not commanded.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 17:3, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (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 Deut.17.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.3.W12.S1) and character.