What does שַׁעַר · שָׁמַיִם mean in the Bible?
שַׁעַר · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gate of heaven".
Hebrew · H8179, H8064
שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם
An opening , i.e. door or gate · 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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שַׁעַר H8179 an opening , i.e. door or gate
Pronunciation šaʿar
Gate as locus of authority, judgment, and covenant transaction in ancient Israel's social order
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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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What does שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם (sha'ar ha-shamayim) mean in the Bible?
שַׁעַר · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gate of heaven".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8179, H8064?
H8179, H8064 is connected to 796 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. gate of heaven
Strong's H8179, H8064
Lexical occurrences 796 verses Source Gloss
gate of heaven
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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