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Hebrew · H8064, H7218

שָׁמַיִם אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ

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) · the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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שָׁמַיִם H8064 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)
Pronunciation šāmayim
The visible sky-dome and transcendent realm above, unified in dual form; God's dwelling and cosmic order combined
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רֹאשׁ H7218 the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Pronunciation rosh
Physical apex extends metaphorically to leadership, primacy, and authority across spatial, temporal, and social domains.
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What does שָׁמַיִם אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ (shamayim asher al-roshekha) mean in the Bible?

שָׁמַיִם · רֹאשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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)".

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What does שָׁמַיִם · רֹאשׁ mean in the Bible?

שָׁמַיִם · רֹאשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8064, H7218?

H8064, H7218 is connected to 1,021 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. 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)

Strong's H8064, H7218
Lexical occurrences 1,021 verses

Source Gloss

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)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

94 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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