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H8064
הַשָּׁמַיִם
hashamayim
Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
Definition
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 Renderings
air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
Word Analysis
Root: שמה
Noun
EN: the heavens
ES: los cielos
Etymology: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
Appears in 16 verses (Hebroni)