Deuteronomy 11:17:5Deut.11.17.W5PAT

אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙

ethashamayim

the heavens

Transliteration
et-ha-sha-MA-YIM
Extended
eht-hah-shah-mah-YIM
IPA
/ʔɛt.ha.ʃa.maˈjim/

Meaning by language

English
the heavens
French
les cieux
Spanish
los cielos
Portuguese
os céus
German
die Himmel
Russian
небеса
Arabic-Simplified
السماوات
Hindi
आकाश
Chinese-Simplified
诸天
Korean
하늘들
Indonesian
langit
Bengali
আকাশসমূহ
Tagalog
mga langit
Swahili
mbingu
Amharic
ሰማያት
Yoruba
ọrun
Igbo
igwe
Twi
soro
Ewe
dzi

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + הַ + שָּׁ + מַ֙ + יִם֙
et + ha + sha + ma + yim
ethashamayim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ha-sha-MA-YIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-TSAR et-ha-sha-MA-YIM

  3. clause

    ve-kha-RA af-Ye-ho-VAH ba-KHEM ve-a-TSAR et-ha-sha-MA-YIM ve-LO-yih-YEH ma-TAR ve-ha-a-da-MAH LO ti-TEN et-ye-vu-LAH

  4. sentence

    ve-kha-RA af-Ye-ho-VAH ba-KHEM ve-a-TSAR et-ha-sha-MA-YIM ve-LO-yih-YEH ma-TAR ve-ha-a-da-MAH LO ti-TEN et-ye-vu-LAH va-a-vad-TEM me-he-RAH me-AL ha-A-retz ha-to-VAH a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH no-TEN la-KHEM

In contextDeuteronomy 11:17

anger of the LORD be kindled against you close the heavens rain be and the ground not give its produce perish quickly from off good the land which LORD giving to you

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 11:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 11:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (ethashamayim) 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 Deut.11.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.11.17.W5.S1) and character.