שָׁמַיִםshâmayim

Meanings

Same root

• שֵׁםshêm · H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
• שָׁמַיִןshâmayin · H8065{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)}

Where it appears

Appears 421 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
• Genesis 1:8 God called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
• Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
• Genesis 1:14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
• Genesis 1:15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.
• Genesis 1:17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,