Genesis 19:24:9Gen.19.24.W9TAB
מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
minhashamayim
“out of the heavens”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- mihn-hah-shaa-MAA-yihm
- IPA
- /min.haʃ.ʃaː.ˈmaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- out of 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
me-ET ye-ho-VAH min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH hi-me-TIR al-se-DOM ve-al-a-mo-RA gaf-RIT va-ESH me-ET ye-ho-VAH min-ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
Finally, the sequence mē-ʾēt Yəhōwāh {מֵאֵת יְהוָה | mē-ʾēt Yə-hō-wāh} plus min ha-šā-mā-yim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | min ha-šā-mā-yim} specifies personal agency and celestial origin, preserving the Hebrew emphasis on direct divine judgment.
Root and etymology
š-m-yshin–mem–yod
“heaven, sky”
In context — Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD caused brimstone and fire to rain upon Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:24, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (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 Gen.19.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.24.W9.S1) and character.