Hebrew word study

שָׁמַיִןshâmayin — {the sky (as aloft

Pronounced “shaw-mah'-yin”

{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)}

Translated in the King James as: heaven.

Appears 38 times in Scripture

Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8064 (שָׁמַיִם)

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Where it appears

Ezra — 8×

Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:12 Ezra 6:9 Ezra 6:10 Ezra 7:12 Ezra 7:21 Ezra 7:23+ 1 more in Ezra

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 10:11+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Daniel — 28×

Daniel 2:18 Daniel 2:19 Daniel 2:28 Daniel 2:37 Daniel 2:38 Daniel 2:44 Daniel 4:11 Daniel 4:12 Daniel 4:13 Daniel 4:15 Daniel 4:20 Daniel 4:21 Daniel 4:22 Daniel 4:23 Daniel 4:25 Daniel 4:26 Daniel 4:31 Daniel 4:33 Daniel 4:34 Daniel 4:35 Daniel 4:37 Daniel 5:21 Daniel 5:23 Daniel 6:27 Daniel 7:2+ 3 more in Daniel

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