Proverbs 8:28:2Prov.8.28.W2TAB
שְׁחָקִ֣ים
shekhakim
“skies”
- Transliteration
- she-kha-KIM
- Extended
- sheh-khaa-KEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəħaːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- skies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-kha-KIM
- clause
be-AM-tso she-kha-KIM mim-MA-al
- sentence
be-AM-tso she-kha-KIM mim-MA-al ba-a-ZOZ i-NOT te-HOM
Exegesis
Shekhakim {שְׁחָקִ֣ים | šəḥāqîm} ‘clouds’ and ʿînōṯ təḥôm {עִינ֥וֹת תְּהוֹם | ʿînōṯ təḥôm} ‘springs of the deep’ serve as direct objects, with the construct chain indicating springs belonging to the deep. The Hebrew order of temporal adverbial + object + temporal adverbial + object is rendered with parallel “When He”/“As He,” preserving the verse’s symmetry and emphasizing the foundational work of divine creative engineering.
Root and etymology
š-ḥ-q
“to pound, to grind”
In context — Proverbs 8:28
When He made firm the clouds above, when He strengthened the springs of the deep,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:28, so the Hebrew word שְׁחָקִ֣ים (shekhakim) 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 Prov.8.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.28.W2.S1) and character.