שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) means “heaven” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-mah'-yim Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁמַיִם · sha.ma.yim · heaven
1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
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dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; 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 glosses: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the heavens | 77 |
| of heaven | 54 |
| heaven | 46 |
| of the air | 39 |
| from heaven | 33 |
| in heaven | 13 |
| in the heavens | 13 |
| of the heavens | 13 |
| to the heavens | 12 |
| in the sky | 9 |
| the sky | 9 |
| of the sky | 7 |
| o heavens | 6 |
| to heaven | 5 |
| and the heavens | 4 |
| as the heavens | 4 |
| heavens | 4 |
| even the highest heavens | 3 |
| is in heaven | 3 |
| the skies | 3 |
| toward heaven | 3 |
| your heavens | 3 |
| horizon | 2 |
| i call heaven | 2 |
| in the air | 2 |
| into the air | 2 |
| let the heavens | 2 |
| sky | 2 |
| the highest heavens | 2 |
| to the sky | 2 |
| up to heaven | 2 |
| when the skies | 2 |
| against the heavens | 1 |
| and call heaven | 1 |
| and heaven | 1 |
| and the skies | 1 |
| as the sky itself | 1 |
| belong the heavens | 1 |
| do the skies alone | 1 |
| even the highest | 1 |
| from heaven above | 1 |
| from the heavens | 1 |
| i will make the heavens | 1 |
| if even the heavens | 1 |
| in heaven but you | 1 |
| in smoke | 1 |
| into heaven | 1 |
| into the sky | 1 |
| is on his heavenly | 1 |
| let heaven | 1 |
| o highest heavens | 1 |
| reaches to the heavens | 1 |
| than the heavens | 1 |
| the heavens endure | 1 |
| then heaven | 1 |
| thus the heavens | 1 |
| upon the highest | 1 |
| who is in heaven | 1 |
| your sky | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of heaven | 82 |
| the heavens | 33 |
| from heaven | 32 |
| of the heaven | 21 |
| heaven | 20 |
| of the air | 18 |
| in heaven | 15 |
| the heaven | 12 |
| to heaven | 11 |
| and the heavens | 10 |
| in the heavens | 10 |
| toward heaven | 9 |
| above the heavens | 7 |
| of heavens | 7 |
| thou in heaven | 7 |
| from under heaven | 6 |
| unto heaven | 6 |
| and the heaven | 5 |
| into heaven | 5 |
| of the heavens | 5 |
| out of heaven | 5 |
| under the whole heaven | 5 |
| in the heaven | 4 |
| thou from the heavens | 4 |
| and heaven | 3 |
| o ye heavens | 3 |
| thou from heaven | 3 |
| to the heavens | 3 |
| under the heaven | 3 |
| unto the heavens | 3 |
| behold the heaven | 2 |
| heavens | 2 |
| in the air | 2 |
| let the heavens | 2 |
| o heavens | 2 |
| thy heavens | 2 |
| against the heavens | 1 |
| also his heavens | 1 |
| also of the air | 1 |
| and thy heaven | 1 |
| as heaven | 1 |
| behold heaven | 1 |
| beneath for the heavens | 1 |
| between the heaven | 1 |
| for as the heaven | 1 |
| for under the whole heaven | 1 |
| for us to heaven | 1 |
| forth the heavens | 1 |
| from the heavens | 1 |
| from under the heavens | 1 |
| he in heaven | 1 |
| him from heaven | 1 |
| him ye heavens | 1 |
| if heaven | 1 |
| in the very heavens | 1 |
| it toward the heaven | 1 |
| it up toward heaven | 1 |
| let now the astrologers | 1 |
| let the heaven | 1 |
| like thee in heaven | 1 |
| like thee in the heaven | 1 |
| not in heaven | 1 |
| not till the heavens | 1 |
| now toward heaven | 1 |
| or can the heavens | 1 |
| seeing the heaven | 1 |
| that the heaven | 1 |
| the whole heaven | 1 |
| them the heavens | 1 |
| then the heaven | 1 |
| therefore the heaven | 1 |
| thus the heavens | 1 |
| to the heaven | 1 |
| under heaven | 1 |
| unto him out of heaven | 1 |
| upon the heaven | 1 |
| upon the heavens | 1 |
| upon them out of heaven | 1 |
| were the heavens | 1 |
| when heaven | 1 |
| when the heaven | 1 |
| whom have i in heaven | 1 |
| with them from heaven | 1 |
| with you from heaven | 1 |
| ye heavens | 1 |
| yea the heavens | 1 |
| your heaven | 1 |
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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Read word by wordThe LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
Read word by wordHe wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Read word by wordThe birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
Read word by wordThey asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Read word by wordThey mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
Read word by wordFor Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 108.5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 108.6
The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
Read word by wordHe humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
Read word by wordOur God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Read word by wordMay you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Read word by wordThe highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Read word by wordYour word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Read word by wordMy help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Read word by wordA song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
Read word by wordOur help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Read word by wordMay the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Read word by wordThe LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
Read word by wordBy His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordGive thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordIf I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
Read word by wordPart Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
Read word by wordthe Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Read word by wordwho covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Read word by wordHallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
Read word by wordPraise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
Read word by wordLet them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Read word by wordThe LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
Read word by wordI was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
Read word by wordWhen you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Read word by wordAs the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
Read word by wordWho has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
Read word by wordthe way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Read word by wordAnd I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Read word by wordI sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Read word by wordTo everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Read word by wordDo not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.1
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Read word by wordListen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Read word by wordThey are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.
Read word by wordFor the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Read word by wordTherefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
Read word by wordHow you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
Read word by wordYou said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
Read word by wordAll the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
Read word by wordWhen My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
Read word by word“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
Read word by wordWho has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
Read word by wordHe sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
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