שָׁמַיִן
shâmayin(shaw-mah'-yin)
“{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)}”
38 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s 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)}
Translated in KJV as
heaven.
Etymology
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8064 (שָׁמַיִם)
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“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up…”