Strong's H8064 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim)

Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim

POS: shaw-mah'-yim Morph: n-m

Exegesis: dual of an unused singular ; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;

Definition: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; 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, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

KJV Usage: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) heaven, heavens, sky
• 2. 1a) visible heavens, sky
• 3. 1a1) as abode of the stars
• 4. 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
• 5. 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G798
• GREEK G2032
• GREEK G2246
• GREEK G3770
• GREEK G3772

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