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H8064Ancient Hebrew (Old Testament)
shâmayim (Shamayim)
Pronunciation: /shaw-mah'-yim/
שָׁמַיִם
Noun Masculine DualPart of Speech
Noun Masculine Dual
KJV Concordance
420 Total Occurrences
Derivation / Root
From an unused root meaning to be lofty.
Thayer / Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon
Concise Definition
heavens, sky, visible cosmos, celestial realm
Exhaustive Strong\'s Commentary
Dual of an unused singular; the sky (as aloft; the space where the celestial bodies revolve, or heaven as God's abode).
Theological Outline of Biblical Usage
- 1The visible atmospheric and stellar expanse (Genesis 1:1).
- 2The eternal dwelling place of Yahweh and the heavenly host (Psalm 115:3).
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