Hebrew - English Dictionary
H8064 - Heaven
| Strong's No.: | H8064 |
| Hebrew: | שָׁמַיִם |
| Transliteration: | shâmayim |
| Phonetic: | shaw-mah'-yim |
| Word Origin: | The second form being dual of an unused singular |
| Bible Usage: | {air} X-(idiom) {astrologer} heaven (-s). |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | from an unused root meaning to be lofty; 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) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. heaven, heavens, sky a. visible heavens, sky 1. as abode of the stars 2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc b. Heaven (as the abode of God) |
| Bible References:
Heaven |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
air ( 21 )
heaven ( 272 )
heavens ( 109 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.