שָׁמַיִם
Strong's H8064
shâmayim
/shaw-mah'-yim/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8064
- Hebrew
- שָׁמַיִם
- Transliteration
- shâmayim
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-mah'-yim/
- KJV Translations
- 3 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
airastrologerheaven(-s)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâmayim:
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