What does עֲנַן · שָׁמַיִן mean in the Bible?
עֲנַן · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clouds of heaven".
Hebrew · H6050, H8065
עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא
Cloud. · heaven.
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עֲנַן H6050 cloud.
Pronunciation ʿănan
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שָׁמַיִן H8065 heaven.
Pronunciation šāmayin
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What does עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא (ananei shemayya) mean in the Bible?
עֲנַן · שָׁמַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clouds of heaven".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6050, H8065?
H6050, H8065 is connected to 39 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. clouds of heaven
Strong's H6050, H8065
Lexical occurrences 39 verses Source Gloss
clouds of heaven
Word Origins
עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא is built from this root:
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