✡ 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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