Strong’s H8064
שָׁמַיִם — shâmayim
שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, Strong’s H8064) means: 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 r.
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)
- H8064
- /shaw-mah'-yim/
- 421× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shâmayim
- Pronunciation
- shaw-mah'-yim
- Occurrences
- 421
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׁמַיִם
- 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)
- Derivation
- dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
- King James Version renders it as
- air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
Words derived from shâmayim
- שֵׁם shêmH8034 · an appellation · 864×
- שָׁמַיִן shâmayinH8065 · the sky (as aloft · 38×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shâmayim (421 times in all).
Sources
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