שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) — Air
Hebrew word study: שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), Strong's 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 celestia
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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 translation words: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
Strong's H8064 is tagged on 419 words in 393 verses across 33 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 393)
- Genesis 1:1 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:8 — שָׁמָיִם — heaven
- Genesis 1:9 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:14 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:15 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:17 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:20 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:26 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:28 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 1:30 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 2:1 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 2:4 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 2:19 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 2:20 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 6:7 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 6:17 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 7:3 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 7:11 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 7:19 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 7:23 — הַשָּׁמַיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 8:2 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 9:2 — הַשָּׁמָיִם — the heavens
- Genesis 11:4 — בַשָּׁמַיִם — will be in the heavens
- Genesis 14:19 — שָׁמַיִם — heaven
- Genesis 14:22 — שָׁמַיִם — heaven
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8034 שֵׁם (shêm), H8065 שָׁמַיִן (shâmayin).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâmayim (H8064) mean?
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).
How is H8064 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8064 as: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s)..
How often does שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) appear?
Strong's H8064 is tagged on 419 words in 393 verses across 33 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:1 and last appears in Malachi 3:10.
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