Genesis 22:17:7Gen.22.17.W7PAT

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם

hashamayim

the heavens

Transliteration
ha-sha-MA-yim
Extended
hah-shah-MAH-yihm
IPA
/haʃ.ʃaː.ˈmajim/

Meaning by language

English
the heavens
French
cieux
Spanish
los cielos
Portuguese
céus
German
Himmels
Russian
небес
Arabic-Simplified
السماوات
Hindi
आकाश के
Chinese-Simplified
天的
Korean
하늘의
Indonesian
langit
Bengali
আকাশের
Tagalog
langit
Swahili
mbingu
Amharic
የሰማያት
Yoruba
ọrun
Igbo
eluigwe
Twi
ɔsoro
Ewe
dziƒo

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + שָּׁ + מַ֔ + יִם
ha + sha + ma + yim
hashamayim

Alphabet Analysis

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

    ha-sha-MA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ke-khokh-VEI ha-sha-MA-yim

  3. clause

    ki-va-REKH a-va-re-khe-KHA ve-ha-re-BA a-re-BEH et-za-re-a-KHA ke-khokh-VEI ha-sha-MA-yim ve-kha-KHOL a-SHER al-se-FAT ha-YAM

  4. sentence

    ki-va-REKH a-va-re-khe-KHA ve-ha-re-BA a-re-BEH et-za-re-a-KHA ke-khokh-VEI ha-sha-MA-yim ve-kha-KHOL a-SHER al-se-FAT ha-YAM ve-yi-RASH za-re-a-KHA ET SHA-ar o-ye-VAV

In contextGenesis 22:17

surely I will bless you and greatly I will multiply your offspring as stars of the heavens and as the sand that is on shore of the sea will possess your offspring gate of his enemies

About this coordinate

Genesis 22:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 22:17, so the Hebrew word הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (hashamayim) 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 Gen.22.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.17.W7.S1) and character.