Genesis 15:5:6Gen.15.5.W6TAB
הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה
hashamaima
“toward the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MAI-ma
- Extended
- hah-shah-MAI-mah
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaˈmaj.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-sha-MAI-ma
- phraseyour reading level
ha-bet-NA ha-sha-MAI-ma
- clause
va-yo-TSE o-TO ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer ha-bet-NA ha-sha-MAI-ma us-FOR ha-ko-kha-VIM im-tu-KHAL lis-POR o-TAM
- sentence
va-yo-TSE o-TO ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer ha-bet-NA ha-sha-MAI-ma us-FOR ha-ko-kha-VIM im-tu-KHAL lis-POR o-TAM va-YO-mer LO KO yih-YE zar-E-kha
Exegesis
The directional form hashamaymah {הַשָּׁמַיְמָה | haš-šā-ma-y-māh} ‘toward the heavens’ guides Abram’s gaze upward, creating both spatial and theological elevation.
In context — Genesis 15:5
And He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward the heavens , and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 15:5, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה (hashamaima) 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.15.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.5.W6.S1) and character.