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Lexicon :: Strong's H8065 - šᵊmayin

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שְׁמַיִן
Transliteration
šᵊmayin
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'-yin
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שָׁמַיִם (H8064)
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TWOT Reference: 3038

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַיִן shâmayin, shaw-mah'-yin; (Aramaic) corresponding to H8064:—heaven.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H8065 in the following manner: heaven (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H8065 in the following manner: heaven (38x).

  1. heaven, heavens, sky

    1. visible sky

    2. Heaven (as abode of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַיִן shâmayin, shaw-mah'-yin; (Aramaic) corresponding to H8064:—heaven.
STRONGS H8065: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [שְׁמַ֫יִן] noun masculine plural heavens (Biblical Hebrew H8064 [שָׁמַי], שָׁמַיִם, √ שׁמה); — always emphatic שְׁמַיָּא :
1. visible sky Jeremiah 10:11; Daniel 4:8 [Daniel 4:11]; Daniel 4:10 [Daniel 4:13]; Daniel 4:17 [Daniel 4:20]; Daniel 4:19 [Daniel 4:22]; Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23]; Daniel 4:27 [Daniel 4:30]; Daniel 4:28 [Daniel 4:31]; עוֺף שׁ׳ Daniel 2:38; שׁ׳ צִפֲּרֵי Daniel 4:9 [Daniel 4:12]; Daniel 4:18 [Daniel 4:21]; טַל שׁ׳ Daniel 4:12 [Daniel 4:15]; Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23]; Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25]; Daniel 4:30 [Daniel 4:33]; Daniel 5:21; רוּחֵי שׁ׳ Daniel 7:2 winds of the sky; עֲנָנֵי שׁ׳ Daniel 7:13; heavens + earth = universe Jeremiah 10:11, where God shews signs Daniel 6:28 [Daniel 6:27].
2. heavens as abode of God Daniel 2:28; Daniel 4:31 [Daniel 4:34], hence, figurative, as ruling Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26] (שׁ׳ sometimes = God in Late Hebrew, J, Aramaic, DWorte Jesu 179; Eng.Tr.218 f.); as abode of angels Daniel 4:32 [Daniel 4:35] (Dr); elsewhere in phrase אֱלָהּ שׁ׳ Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:44; Ezra 5:11; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:23 (twice in verse), מֶלֶךְ שׁ׳ Daniel 4:34 [Daniel 4:37], מָרֵא שׁ׳ Daniel 5:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:11; 5:12; 6:9; 6:10; 7:12; 7:21; 7:23

Jeremiah

10:11; 10:11

Daniel

2:18; 2:19; 2:28; 2:37; 2:38; 2:44; 4:11; 4:12; 4:13; 4:15; 4:20; 4:21; 4:22; 4:23; 4:23; 4:25; 4:26; 4:30; 4:31; 4:33; 4:34; 4:35; 4:37; 5:21; 5:23; 6:27; 7:2; 7:13

H8065

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8065 matches the Hebrew שְׁמַיִן (šᵊmayin),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he abandoned them to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon,[fn] who destroyed this Temple and exiled the people to Babylonia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:9 - “Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams, and male lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with as much wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil as they need each day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:12 - [fn]“From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River[fn]: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God’s anger against the realm of the king and his sons?
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