- Original: שׁמה שׁמים
- Transliteration: Shamayim
- Phonetic: shaw-mah'-yim
- Definition:
1. heaven, heavens, sky
a. visible heavens, sky
1. as abode of the stars
2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
b. Heaven (as the abode of God)
- Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
- TWOT entry: 2407a
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
- Strong's: the second form being dual of an unused singular; 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): - air X astrologer heaven (-s).
Total KJV Occurrences: 420
• air, 21
Genesis 1:26;
Genesis 1:28;
Genesis 1:30;
Genesis 2:19;
Genesis 2:20;
Genesis 6:7;
Genesis 7:3;
Genesis 9:2;
Deuteronomy 4:17;
Deuteronomy 28:26;
1 Samuel 17:44;
1 Samuel 17:46;
2 Samuel 21:10;
1 Kings 14:11;
1 Kings 16:4;
1 Kings 21:24;
Job 12:7;
Job 28:21;
Psalm 8:8;
Proverbs 30:19;
Ecclesiastes 10:20
• astrologers, 1
Isaiah 47:13
• heaven, 289
Genesis 1:1;
Genesis 1:8;
Genesis 1:9;
Genesis 1:14;
Genesis 1:15;
Genesis 1:17;
Genesis 1:20;
Genesis 6:17;
Genesis 7:11;
Genesis 7:19;
Genesis 7:23;
Genesis 8:2(2);
Genesis 11:4;
Genesis 14:19;
Genesis 14:22;
Genesis 15:5;
Genesis 19:24;
Genesis 21:17;
Genesis 22:11;
Genesis 22:15;
Genesis 22:17;
Genesis 24:3;
Genesis 24:7;
Genesis 26:4;
Genesis 27:28;
Genesis 27:39;
Genesis 28:12;
Genesis 28:17;
Genesis 49:25;
Exodus 9:8;
Exodus 9:10;
Exodus 9:22;
Exodus 9:23;
Exodus 10:21;
Exodus 10:22;
Exodus 16:4;
Exodus 17:14;
Exodus 20:4;
Exodus 20:11;
Exodus 20:22;
Exodus 24:10;
Exodus 31:17;
Exodus 32:13;
Leviticus 26:19;
Deuteronomy 1:10;
Deuteronomy 1:28;
Deuteronomy 2:25;
Deuteronomy 3:24;
Deuteronomy 4:11;
Deuteronomy 4:19(3);
Deuteronomy 4:26;
Deuteronomy 4:32;
Deuteronomy 4:36;
Deuteronomy 4:39;
Deuteronomy 5:8;
Deuteronomy 7:24;
Deuteronomy 9:1;
Deuteronomy 9:14;
Deuteronomy 10:14(2);
Deuteronomy 10:22;
Deuteronomy 11:11;
Deuteronomy 11:17;
Deuteronomy 11:21;
Deuteronomy 17:3;
Deuteronomy 25:19;
Deuteronomy 26:15;
Deuteronomy 28:12;
Deuteronomy 28:23;
Deuteronomy 28:24;
Deuteronomy 28:62;
Deuteronomy 29:20;
Deuteronomy 30:4;
Deuteronomy 30:12(2);
Deuteronomy 30:19;
Deuteronomy 31:28;
Deuteronomy 32:40;
Deuteronomy 33:13;
Deuteronomy 33:26;
Joshua 2:11;
Joshua 8:20;
Joshua 10:11;
Joshua 10:13;
Judges 5:20;
Judges 13:20;
Judges 20:40;
1 Samuel 2:10;
1 Samuel 5:12;
2 Samuel 18:9;
2 Samuel 21:10;
2 Samuel 22:8;
2 Samuel 22:14;
1 Kings 8:22;
1 Kings 8:23;
1 Kings 8:27(2);
1 Kings 8:30;
1 Kings 8:32;
1 Kings 8:34;
1 Kings 8:35;
1 Kings 8:36;
1 Kings 8:39;
1 Kings 8:43;
1 Kings 8:45;
1 Kings 8:49;
1 Kings 8:54;
1 Kings 18:45;
1 Kings 22:19;
2 Kings 1:10(2);
2 Kings 1:12(2);
2 Kings 1:14;
2 Kings 2:1;
2 Kings 2:11;
2 Kings 7:2;
2 Kings 7:19;
2 Kings 14:27;
2 Kings 17:16;
2 Kings 19:15;
2 Kings 21:3;
2 Kings 21:5;
2 Kings 23:4;
2 Kings 23:5;
1 Chronicles 21:16;
1 Chronicles 21:26;
1 Chronicles 29:11;
2 Chronicles 2:6(2);
2 Chronicles 2:12;
2 Chronicles 6:13;
2 Chronicles 6:14;
2 Chronicles 6:18(2);
2 Chronicles 6:21;
2 Chronicles 6:23;
2 Chronicles 6:26;
2 Chronicles 6:27;
2 Chronicles 6:30;
2 Chronicles 7:1;
2 Chronicles 7:13;
2 Chronicles 7:14;
2 Chronicles 18:18;
2 Chronicles 20:6;
2 Chronicles 28:9;
2 Chronicles 30:27;
2 Chronicles 32:20;
2 Chronicles 33:3;
2 Chronicles 33:5;
2 Chronicles 36:23;
Ezra 1:2;
Nehemiah 1:4;
Nehemiah 1:5;
Nehemiah 1:9;
Nehemiah 2:4;
Nehemiah 2:20;
Nehemiah 9:6(3);
Nehemiah 9:13;
Nehemiah 9:15;
Nehemiah 9:23;
Nehemiah 9:27;
Nehemiah 9:28;
Job 1:16;
Job 2:12;
Job 11:8;
Job 16:19;
Job 20:27;
Job 22:12;
Job 22:14;
Job 26:11;
Job 28:24;
Job 35:11;
Job 37:3;
Job 38:29;
Job 38:33;
Job 38:37;
Job 41:11;
Psalm 11:4;
Psalm 14:2;
Psalm 19:6;
Psalm 20:6;
Psalm 33:13;
Psalm 53:2;
Psalm 57:3;
Psalm 69:34;
Psalm 73:25;
Psalm 76:8;
Psalm 78:23;
Psalm 78:24;
Psalm 78:26;
Psalm 79:2;
Psalm 80:14;
Psalm 85:11;
Psalm 89:29;
Psalm 102:19;
Psalm 103:11;
Psalm 104:12;
Psalm 105:40;
Psalm 107:26;
Psalm 113:6;
Psalm 115:15;
Psalm 115:16;
Psalm 119:89;
Psalm 121:2;
Psalm 124:8;
Psalm 134:3;
Psalm 135:6;
Psalm 136:26;
Psalm 139:8;
Psalm 146:6;
Psalm 147:8;
Psalm 148:13;
Proverbs 23:5;
Proverbs 25:3;
Proverbs 30:4;
Ecclesiastes 1:13;
Ecclesiastes 2:3;
Ecclesiastes 3:1;
Ecclesiastes 5:2;
Isaiah 13:5;
Isaiah 13:10;
Isaiah 14:12;
Isaiah 14:13;
Isaiah 34:4;
Isaiah 34:5;
Isaiah 37:16;
Isaiah 40:12;
Isaiah 55:10;
Isaiah 63:15;
Isaiah 66:1;
Jeremiah 7:18;
Jeremiah 7:33;
Jeremiah 8:2;
Jeremiah 8:7;
Jeremiah 10:2;
Jeremiah 15:3;
Jeremiah 16:4;
Jeremiah 19:7;
Jeremiah 19:13;
Jeremiah 23:24;
Jeremiah 31:37;
Jeremiah 32:17;
Jeremiah 33:22;
Jeremiah 33:25;
Jeremiah 34:20;
Jeremiah 44:17;
Jeremiah 44:18;
Jeremiah 44:19;
Jeremiah 44:25;
Jeremiah 49:36;
Jeremiah 51:9;
Jeremiah 51:15;
Jeremiah 51:48;
Jeremiah 51:53;
Lamentations 2:1;
Lamentations 3:50;
Lamentations 4:19;
Ezekiel 8:3;
Ezekiel 29:5;
Ezekiel 31:6;
Ezekiel 31:13;
Ezekiel 32:4;
Ezekiel 32:7;
Ezekiel 32:8;
Ezekiel 38:20;
Daniel 8:8;
Daniel 8:10;
Daniel 9:12;
Daniel 11:4;
Daniel 12:7;
Hosea 2:18;
Hosea 4:3;
Hosea 7:12;
Amos 9:2;
Amos 9:6;
Jonah 1:9;
Nahum 3:16;
Zephaniah 1:3;
Zephaniah 1:5;
Haggai 1:10;
Zechariah 2:6;
Zechariah 5:9;
Malachi 3:10
• heavens, 109
Genesis 2:1;
Genesis 2:4(2);
Deuteronomy 10:14;
Deuteronomy 32:1;
Deuteronomy 33:28;
Judges 5:4;
2 Samuel 22:10;
1 Kings 8:27;
1 Chronicles 16:26;
1 Chronicles 16:31;
1 Chronicles 27:23;
2 Chronicles 2:6;
2 Chronicles 6:18;
2 Chronicles 6:25;
2 Chronicles 6:33;
2 Chronicles 6:35;
2 Chronicles 6:39;
Ezra 9:6;
Nehemiah 9:6;
Job 9:8;
Job 14:12;
Job 15:15;
Job 20:6;
Job 26:13;
Job 35:5;
Psalm 2:4;
Psalm 8:1;
Psalm 8:3;
Psalm 18:9;
Psalm 18:13;
Psalm 19:1;
Psalm 33:6;
Psalm 36:5;
Psalm 50:4;
Psalm 50:6;
Psalm 57:5;
Psalm 57:10;
Psalm 57:11;
Psalm 68:8;
Psalm 68:33(2);
Psalm 73:9;
Psalm 89:2;
Psalm 89:5;
Psalm 89:11;
Psalm 96:5;
Psalm 96:11;
Psalm 97:6;
Psalm 102:25;
Psalm 103:19;
Psalm 104:2;
Psalm 108:4;
Psalm 108:5;
Psalm 113:4;
Psalm 115:3;
Psalm 115:16;
Psalm 123:1;
Psalm 136:5;
Psalm 144:5;
Psalm 148:1;
Psalm 148:4(3);
Proverbs 3:19;
Proverbs 8:27;
Isaiah 1:2;
Isaiah 13:13;
Isaiah 34:4;
Isaiah 40:22;
Isaiah 42:5;
Isaiah 44:23;
Isaiah 44:24;
Isaiah 45:8;
Isaiah 45:12;
Isaiah 45:18;
Isaiah 48:13;
Isaiah 49:13;
Isaiah 50:3;
Isaiah 51:6(2);
Isaiah 51:13;
Isaiah 51:16;
Isaiah 55:9;
Isaiah 64:1;
Isaiah 65:17;
Isaiah 66:22;
Jeremiah 2:12;
Jeremiah 4:23;
Jeremiah 4:25;
Jeremiah 4:28;
Jeremiah 9:10;
Jeremiah 10:12;
Jeremiah 10:13;
Jeremiah 14:22;
Jeremiah 51:16;
Lamentations 3:41;
Lamentations 3:66;
Ezekiel 1:1;
Hosea 2:21;
Joel 2:10;
Joel 2:30;