שָׁמַ֫יִן
sha.ma.yin
“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)}
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8064 (שָׁמַיִם)
- heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible sky 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
שָׁמַ֫יִן appears 19 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
In my vision in the night I continued to watch,and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven.He approached the Ancient of Daysand was led into His presence.
But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
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