Psalm 18:13:2Ps.18.13.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:14
בַּשָּׁמַיִם
bashamayim
“in the heavens”
- Transliteration
- ba-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- bah-shaa-MAH-yeem
- IPA
- /baʃ.ʃaˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yir-AM ba-sha-MA-yim ye-ho-VAH ve-el-YON yit-TEN ko-LO ba-RAD ve-ga-ha-LE-Esh
Exegesis
The locative baš-šā-māyim {בַּשָּׁמַיִם | baš-šā-māyim} “in the heavens” places the action in the celestial realm.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Psalm 18:13
And the LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave his voice—hail stones and coals-of-fire .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:13, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׁמַיִם (bashamayim) 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.18.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.13.W2.S1) and character.