Lexicon / H8064
שָׁמַיִם
sha.ma.yim
  • heaven
  • heavens
  • sky

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: heaven

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)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: heavens; sky

שָׁמַי שָׁמַיִם n.m heavens sky visible heavens sky . where stars, etc. are phrases as abode of God הַשּׁ׳ Elijah taken upin whirlwind הַשּׁ׳ personified in various relations . only pl.421,