Psalm 18:11:6Ps.18.11.W6TABWLC Psalms 18:12
שְׁחָקִֽים׃
shekhakim
“clouds”
- Transliteration
- she-kha-KIM
- Extended
- sheh-khaa-KEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəħaˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- clouds
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-VE she-kha-KIM
- clause
khesh-KHAT-MA-yim a-VE she-kha-KIM
- sentence
ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH se-vi-VO-taiv su-ka-TO khesh-KHAT-MA-yim a-VE she-kha-KIM
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ק
“to pound”
In context — Psalm 18:11
He made darkness His covering ; His surroundings and His canopy were the darkness of the waters and the thick clouds of the skies.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 18:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁחָקִֽים׃ (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 Ps.18.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.11.W6.S1) and character.