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 that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which…”
— Ezra 6:9