Job 22:14:6Job.22.14.W6TAB
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם
shamayim
“heavens”
- Transliteration
- sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- shaa-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-MA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHUG sha-MA-yim
- clause
ve-KHUG sha-MA-yim yit-hal-LAKH
- sentence
A-vim SE-ter-lo ve-LO yir-e ve-KHUG sha-MA-yim yit-hal-LAKH
Exegesis
The second clause commences with ve-chug shamayim {וְחוּג שָׁמַיִם | wə·ḥûg šā·mā·yim} ‘and circuit of the heavens’, a construct chain denoting the cosmic vault, and concludes with the Hitpael imperfect yithallakh {יִתְהַלָּךְ | yi·ṯhal·lāḵ} ‘he walks about’, indicating ongoing divine movement. The structure’s parallelism contrasts God’s hidden presence under clouds with His sovereign traversal of creation.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water, waters”
In context — Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him , so that He does not see; and in the circuit of the heavens He walks about .
About this coordinate
Job 22:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 22:14, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם (shamayim) 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 Job.22.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.14.W6.S1) and character.