Isaiah 14:13:4Isa.14.13.W4TAB
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
hashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-shah-MA-yihm
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le
- clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I ve-e-SHEV be-har-mo-ED be-yar-ke-TE tsa-FON
Exegesis
The clause hashamayim e‘eleh {הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה | ha-šā-ma-yim ’e-‘ē-lāh} “the heavens I will ascend” expresses future-oriented ascent.
Root and etymology
š-m-yshin–mem–yod
“sky”
In context — Isaiah 14:13
But you said in your heart, “To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of God I will lift up my throne; I will sit on the mountain of assembly , in the far reaches of the north.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (hashamayim) 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 Isa.14.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.13.W4.S1) and character.