Exodus 20:22:11Exod.20.22.W11TAB
מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
minhashamayim
“from the heavens”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- mihn-hah-shah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /min.haʃ.ʃaˈmaː.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 | |
| 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
min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
Conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the explanatory clause, in which fronted min-hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | min-haš-šā-ma-yim} highlights the heavenly origin before dibarti {דִּבַּרְתִּי | dib-bar-tî}, underscoring divine authority.
Root and etymology
sh-m-mshin–mem–mem
“height, exalted place”
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 20:22, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (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.20.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W11.S1) and character.