Jeremiah 23:24:8Jer.23.24.W8TAB
אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם
ethashamayim
“the heavens”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- eht-hah-shah-MAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔet.haʃ.ʃaːˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO et-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-et-ha-A-rets
- clause
ha-LO et-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-et-ha-A-rets a-NI ma-LE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
im-yis-TA-ter ISH ba-mis-ta-RIM va-a-NI lo-e-re-EN-nu ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ha-LO et-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-et-ha-A-rets a-NI ma-LE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object markers ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} and wə-ʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} govern ha-šā-ma-yim {הַשָּׁמַיִם | ha-šā-ma-yim} ‘the heavens’ and ha-ʾā-reṣ {הָאָ֛רֶץ | ha-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the earth’.
Root and etymology
“heavens, sky”
In context — Jeremiah 23:24
“When someone conceals himself in hidden places, can I fail to perceive him?” declares the LORD . “Am I not the one who fills the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם (ethashamayim) 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.23.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.24.W8.S1) and character.