What does אֱלָהּ · שָׁמַיִן mean in the Bible?
אֱלָהּ · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of heaven".
Hebrew · H426, H8065
אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא
God · heaven.
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אֱלָהּ H426 God
Pronunciation ʾĕlāh
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שָׁמַיִן H8065 heaven.
Pronunciation šāmayin
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What does אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא (elah shemayya) mean in the Bible?
אֱלָהּ · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of heaven".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H426, H8065?
H426, H8065 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. God of heaven
Strong's H426, H8065
Lexical occurrences 135 verses Source Gloss
God of heaven
Word Origins
אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1682 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain