שָׁמַיִם
sha.ma.yimheavenHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine421 occurrences33 books395 verses
Definition
dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; 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)
Traditional renderings: air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).
Traditional renderings: air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁמַיִם:
- οὐρανόςouranos“heaven”99%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
421 total
- Hosea 4:3הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם · of the airTherefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
- Hosea 7:12הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם · of the airAs they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.
- Joel 2:10שָׁמָ֑יִם · the heavensBefore them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- Joel 2:30בַּשָּׁמַ֖יִם · in the heavensI will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
- Joel 3:16שָׁמַ֣יִם · heavenThe LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Amos 9:2הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם · to heavenThough they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
- Amos 9:6בַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ · in the heavensHe builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
- Jonah 1:9הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ · of the heavens“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
- Nahum 3:16הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם · of the skyYou have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.
- Habakkuk 3:3שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ · the heavensGod came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Zephaniah 1:3הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ · of the air“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
- Zephaniah 1:5הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם · of heaven…those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- Haggai 1:10שָמַ֖יִם · the heavensTherefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.
- Haggai 2:6הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם · the heavensFor this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
- Haggai 2:21הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם · the heavens“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
- Zechariah 2:6הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם · of heaven“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 5:9הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ · heavenThen I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
- Zechariah 6:5הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם · of heavenAnd the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
- Zechariah 8:12וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם · and the skies“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
- Zechariah 12:1שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ · the heavensThis is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
- Malachi 3:10הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם · of heavenBring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.