Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8064
שָׁמַיִם
sha.ma.yim · “heaven”
Used 421 times across 33 books
Definition
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible heavens, sky
1a1) as abode of the stars
1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)
Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
1a) visible heavens, sky
1a1) as abode of the stars
1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)
Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
Where it appears
Genesis41
Exodus14
Leviticus1
Deuteronomy44
Joshua4
Judges4
1 Samuel4
2 Samuel6
1 Kings20
2 Kings16
1 Chronicles6
2 Chronicles29
Ezra2
Nehemiah14
Job23
Psalms74
Proverbs6
Ecclesiastes5
Isaiah33
Jeremiah33
Lamentations5
Ezekiel9
Daniel5
Hosea4
Joel3
Amos2
Jonah1
Nahum1
Habakkuk1
Zephaniah2
Haggai3
Zechariah5
Malachi1
In the text
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Genesis 1:8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:Genesis 1:15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.Genesis 1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,Genesis 1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
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