Strong's H8064
שָׁמַיִם
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
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)
Derivation
dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שָׁמַיִם is translated as: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.