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✡ Hebrew · Strong's H8064
H8064

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim [shaw-mah'-yim] Noun
Core meaningthe sky (as aloft

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8064

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)

KJV usage: air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).
Etymology: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה ; from an unused root meaning to be lofty ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: air, × astrologer, heaven(-s). air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).

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