Judges 13:20:6Judg.13.20.W6TAB
הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה
hashamaima
“heavenward”
- Transliteration
- ha-sha-MAI-ma
- Extended
- hah-shah-MAI-mah
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃaˈmajmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heavenward
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-sha-MAI-ma
- clause
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
Exegesis
The infinitive construct baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh {בַעֲלוֹת הַלַּהַב מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה | baʿălōṯ hallāḥav mēʿāl hammîzbēaḥ haššāmāymāh} functions as a temporal-causal clause “as the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven.”
In context — Judges 13:20
When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה (hashamaima) 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 Judg.13.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W6.S1) and character.