What does מָרֵא · שָׁמַיִן mean in the Bible?
מָרֵא · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Lord of heaven, sovereign master of the heavenly realm".
Hebrew · H4756, H8065
מָרֵא שְׁמַיָּא
A master · heaven.
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מָרֵא H4756 a master
Pronunciation mārēʾ
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שָׁמַיִן H8065 heaven.
Pronunciation šāmayin
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What does מָרֵא שְׁמַיָּא (mare shemayya) mean in the Bible?
מָרֵא · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Lord of heaven, sovereign master of the heavenly realm".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4756, H8065?
H4756, H8065 is connected to 44 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Lord of heaven, sovereign master of the heavenly realm
Strong's H4756, H8065
Lexical occurrences 44 verses Source Gloss
Lord of heaven, sovereign master of the heavenly realm
Word Origins
מָרֵא שְׁמַיָּא is built from this root:
מָרָא H4754
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