Hebrew · H8065

שָׁמַיִן

Heaven.

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שָׁמַיִן H8065

Pronunciation šāmayin

What does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) mean in the Bible?

שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) is a Hebrew word meaning "heaven.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8065?

The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of heaven (22), heaven (4), of the air (3), the sky (3), . . . (1).

Where does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (28), Ezra (8), Jeremiah (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of heaven 22× Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 6:10

heaven 4× Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 4:26, Daniel 4:31

of the air 3× Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:21

the sky 3× Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:22

. . . 1× Ezra 7:23

heavens 1× Jeremiah 10:11

in heaven 1× Daniel 2:28

in the heavens 1× Daniel 6:27

the heavens 1× Jeremiah 10:11

to heaven 1× Daniel 4:34

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Ezra 5:11 שְׁמַיָּ֜א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 5:12 שְׁמַיָּ֔א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 6:9 שְׁמַיָּ֟א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 6:10 שְׁמַיָּ֑א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 7:12 שְׁמַיָּ֛א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 7:21 שְׁמַיָּ֔א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 7:23 שְׁמַיָּ֔א to of heaven Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 7:23 שְׁמַיָּ֑א to . . . Noun - masculine plural determinate Jeremiah 10:11 שְׁמַיָּ֥א to the heavens Noun - masculine plural determinate Jeremiah 10:11 שְׁמַיָּ֖א to heavens Noun - masculine plural determinate

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Ezra 5:11

Aligned rows 38

Books represented 3

Ezra 8 Jeremiah 2 Daniel 28

Source forms

שְׁמַיָּ֔א 11x šə·may·yā Ezra 5:12, Ezra 7:21, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:18

שְׁמַיָּ֖א 4x šə·may·yā Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:33, Daniel 5:21

לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א 3x liš·may·yā Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:22

שְׁמַיָּא֙ 3x šə·may·yā Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:25

שְׁמַיָּֽא׃ 3x šə·may·yā Daniel 2:19, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:26

שְׁמַיָּ֑א 2x šə·may·yā Ezra 6:10, Ezra 7:23

שְׁמַיָּ֣א 2x šə·may·yā Daniel 4:23, Daniel 4:31

בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙ 1x biš·may·yā Daniel 2:28

Parsing patterns

Noun - mdd 22x Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:38

Noun - masculine plural determinate 10x Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 6:10

Preposition-l | Noun - mdd 4x Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:22, Daniel 4:34

Preposition-b | Noun - mdd 2x Daniel 2:28, Daniel 6:27

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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שָׁמַיִן

What does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8065?

Where does שָׁמַיִן (šāmayin) appear in Scripture?

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