H8064 – shamayim – שָׁמַיִם – the sky; fig. Heaven
- Strong’s ID:
- H8064
- Hebrew Word:
- שָׁמַיִם
- Transliteration:
- shâmayim / shamayim
- Pronunciation:
- shaw-mah’-yim
- Part of Speech:
- masculine noun
- Etymology:
- dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shameh shaw-meh’; from an unused root meaning “to be lofty”
- Usage Count:
- 420
- Search:
- Find “shamayim” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
1) the sky
2) figuratively: Heaven
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh, shaw-meh’; 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):—air, × astrologer, heaven (-s).