Genesis 14:19:8Gen.14.19.W8TAB
שָׁמַ֥יִם
shamayim
“heavens”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- shah-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈma.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- clause
ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The participle koneh {קֹנֵה | qō-nê} ‘possessor’ attributes ongoing ownership to the meristic pair shamayim va'arets {שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ | šā-ma-yim wā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘heaven and earth’, denoting cosmic fullness. In English, the rendering smooths Hebrew word order while maintaining the focus on blessing and divine sovereignty through carefully chosen participial and possessive expressions.
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “May Abram be blessed by God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 14:19, so the Hebrew word שָׁמַ֥יִם (shamayim) 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 Gen.14.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.19.W8.S1) and character.