Genesis 14:22:11Gen.14.22.W11TAB
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
ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The participle qoneh {קֹנֵה | qō-nēh} in apposition to the divine title expands the portrayal by describing God as possessor of the cosmos, with shamayim vaarets {שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ | šā-ma-yim wā-ʾā-reṣ} forming a merism for all creation. Retaining these Hebrew structures highlights the solemn legal tone and Abram’s recognition of divine sovereignty over human authority.
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 14:22, 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.14.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.22.W11.S1) and character.