Jeremiah 14:22:5Jer.14.22.W5TAB
וְאִם־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
veimhashamayim
“and if the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- veh-ihm-hah-shah-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /və.ʔim.ha.ʃaˈmaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — 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 | |
| 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
ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM
- sentence
ha-YESH be-hav-LE ha-go-YIM mag-shi-MIM ve-im-ha-sha-MA-yim yit-ne-NU re-vi-VIM ha-LO a-TA-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu u-ne-ka-VE-lakh ki-a-TA a-SI-ta et-kal-E-le
Exegesis
Magshimim {מַגְשִׁמִם | mag-shi-mîm} ‘rainmakers’ parallels the clause hashamayim yitnu revivim {הַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ רְבִבִים | ha-šā-ma-yim yit-tə-nu rə-vi-vim} ‘the heavens give showers’, highlighting that neither pagan figures nor cosmic forces independently provide rain.
In context — Jeremiah 14:22
Is there anyone among the vanities of the nations who causes rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, LORD our God ? Therefore we hope in You, for You are the One who made all these things.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 14:22, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (veimhashamayim) 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 Jer.14.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.22.W5.S1) and character.