Exodus 16:4:8Exod.16.4.W8TAB
מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
minhashamayim
“from the heavens”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- mihn-hah-shah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /min.ha.ʃa.ˈmaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Exegesis
The Hifil participle mamtir {מַמְטִ֥יר | mam-ṭîr} with the prepositional phrase min-hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | min-ha-šā-mā-yim} presents impending divine provision.
Root and etymology
mem-nun-nunm-n-n
“to allot; distribute”
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (minhashamayim) 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 Exod.16.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W8.S1) and character.