שָׁ֭מַיִם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁ֭מַיִם

   sha-MA-yim

   heavens
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ

   ve-LO-YA-KUM ad-BIL-te sha-MA-yim LO ya-KI-tsu

   and does not rise until not heavens not they awake
3. clause🔊 וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ

   ve-ISH sha-KHAV ve-LO-YA-KUM ad-BIL-te sha-MA-yim LO ya-KI-tsu

   and a man lies down and does not rise until not heavens not they awake
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃

   ve-ISH sha-KHAV ve-LO-YA-KUM ad-BIL-te sha-MA-yim LO ya-KI-tsu ve-LO-ye-O-ru mi-she-NA-tam

   and a man lies down and does not rise until not heavens not they awake and they are not stirred up from their sleep

Exegesis

The temporal phrase ad-bilti {עַד־בִּלְתִּי | ʿaḏ-bi-lṯî} + shamayim {שָׁמַיִם | šā-ma-yim} ‘until the heavens cease to be’ sets a hyperbolic cosmic horizon, implying ‘never’ within the present order.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 מ־י־םmem–yod–mem

“water”