Strong's #8064: shamayim (pronounced shaw-mah'-yim)
dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; 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):--air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
ׁ / ׁ
shâmayim / shâmeh
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible heavens, sky
1a1) as abode of the stars
1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
Usage:
This word is used 421 times:
Psalms 68:33: "To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty"
Psalms 68:33: "To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty"
Psalms 69:34: " Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth"
Psalms 73:9: "They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth."
Psalms 73:25: "Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside"
Psalms 76:8: "Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,"
Psalms 78:23: "from above, and opened the doors of heaven,"
Psalms 78:24: "them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven."
Psalms 78:26: "He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind."
Psalms 79:2: "have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth."
Psalms 80:14: "thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this"
Psalms 85:11: "out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven."
Psalms 89:2: "forever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens."
Psalms 89:5: " And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints."
Psalms 89:11: " The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded"
Psalms 89:29: "to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven."
Psalms 96:5: "are idols: but the LORD made the heavens."
Psalms 96:11: " Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness"
Psalms 97:6: " The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory."
Psalms 102:19: "he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold"
Psalms 102:25: "Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands."
Psalms 103:11: "For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward"
Psalms 103:19: "The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all."
Psalms 104:2: "thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:"
Psalms 104:12: "By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among"
Psalms 105:40: "quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven."
Psalms 107:26: "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble."
Psalms 108:4: "thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds."
Psalms 108:5: "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;"
Psalms 113:4: "nations, and his glory above the heavens."
Psalms 113:6: "Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!"
Psalms 115:3: "But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased."
Psalms 115:15: "are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth."
Psalms 115:16: " The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men."
Psalms 115:16: "The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men."
Psalms 119:89: "O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven."
Psalms 121:2: "cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."
Psalms 123:1: "mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens."
Psalms 124:8: "is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth."
Psalms 134:3: "The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion."
Psalms 135:6: "Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all"
Psalms 136:5: "To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth forever."
Psalms 136:26: "O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever."
Psalms 139:8: "If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold,"
Psalms 144:5: "Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke."
Psalms 146:6: "Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth"
Psalms 147:8: "Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow"
Psalms 148:1: "ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights."
Psalms 148:4: "Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens."
Psalms 148:4: "Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens."
