Psalm 19:6:1Ps.19.6.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:7
מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
miktsehashamayim
“from the end of the heavens”
- Transliteration
- mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim
- Extended
- mihk-TSEH-hah-shah-MAH-yeem
- IPA
- /miqˈtseː haʃaˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the end of the heavens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim mo-tsa-O u-te-ku-FA-to al-ket-TSO-taM ve-EIN nis-TAR
- sentence
mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim mo-tsa-O u-te-ku-FA-to al-ket-TSO-taM ve-EIN nis-TAR me-kha-MA-to
Exegesis
The first sequence presents the starting point: miqtzeh {מִקְצֵה | miq-ṣê} ‘from end’, hashamayim {הַשָּׁמַיִם | ha-šā-mā-yim} ‘the heavens’, motza’o {מוֹצָאוֹ | mō-ṣā-ʾō} ‘its going forth’; this construct chain marks the sun’s initial emergence.
Root and etymology
RootQof–Tsade–Heh
“end, extremity”
In context — Psalm 19:6
From the end of the heavens is its going forth , and its circuit is upon their edges , and nothing is hidden from its heat.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:6, so the Hebrew word מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (miktsehashamayim) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.6.W1.S1) and character.