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Heaven in Scripture.

Explore heaven in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Shamayim' (Heaven, sky) and Greek 'Ouranos' (Heaven, sky). Discover how every original-language word for Heaven deepens your understanding of Scripture.

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Strong'sWordLanguageDefinitionOccurrences
H8064שָׁמַיִםshâmayimHebrew

dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh (shaw-meh'); from an unused root meaning to be lofty air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s). - 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) 1) 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)

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G3772οὐρανόςouranósGreek

air, heaven(-ly), sky. - the sky - by extension, heaven (as the abode of God) - by implication, happiness, power, eternity - specially, the Gospel (Christianity)

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