Strongs Number: H8064
| Hebrew Word: | שָׁמַיִם |
| Transliteration: | shâmayim |
| Phonetic: | shaw-mah'-yim |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | 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) |
| BDB 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: | The second form being dual of an unused singular |
| Bible Usage: | {air} X-(idiom) {astrologer} heaven (-s). |