שָׁמַיִם
sha.ma.yim
“heaven”
Definition
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
- heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (*שָׁמַ֫יִן *"heaven" H8065)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שָׁמַיִם appears 355 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For all the gods of the nations are idols,but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
He builds His upper rooms in the heavensand founds His vault upon the earth.He summons the waters of the seaand pours them over the face of the earth.The LORD is His name.
and said:“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
For just as rain and snow fall from heavenand do not return without watering the earth,making it bud and sprout,and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
until the LORDlooks down from heaven and sees.
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