Shâmayim — H8064

H8064 · Hebrew — שמים

Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim

Definition

masculine noun

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)

  1. heaven, heavens, sky
    1. visible heavens, sky
      1. as abode of the stars
      2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
    2. Heaven (as the abode of God)

Usually translated as

heaven, heavens, air, astrologer

Origin

dual of an unused singular shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâmayim occurs 420 times in 395 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (39), Exodus (14), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (38), Joshua (4), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (18), 2 Kings (14), 1 Chronicles (6), 2 Chronicles (25), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (11), Job (23), Psalms (70), Proverbs (6), Ecclesiastes (5), Isaiah (31), Jeremiah (33), Lamentations (5), Ezekiel (9), Daniel (5), Hosea (4), Joel (3), Amos (2), Jonah (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (2), Haggai (3), Zechariah (5), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S