שָׁמַיִן shamayin
Hebrew word for “heaven” · Strong’s H8065 · used 38 times in 35 verses
Meaning
1) heaven, heavens, sky; 1a) visible sky; 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)
How it is translated
Glosses given for shamayin in context, with how often each is used:
- heavens the 38
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 4 (15), Daniel 2 (6), Ezra 7 (3), Daniel 7 (3), Ezra 5 (2), Ezra 6 (2), Daniel 5 (2), Jeremiah 10 (1), Daniel 6 (1)
Forms
- שׁמיא 32
- לשׁמיא 4
- בשׁמיא 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shamayin more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 28
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 15
- מִן־ min “from” 14
- כֹּל kol “all” 12
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 13
- אֲרַע ara “earth” 9
- מַלְכוּ malkhu “kingdom” 9
- עִם im “with” 8
- עַל al “since” 10
- הֲוָא hava “to be” 9
- חֵיוָא cheva “beast” 7
- בַּר bar “field” 6
Key verses
The verses using shamayin that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Jeremiah 10:11 — Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
- Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions…
- Daniel 2:37 — Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but…
- Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet…
- Daniel 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I…
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth:…
- Daniel 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able…
- Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy…
- Daniel 6:27 — He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
- Daniel 7:13 — I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near…
- Daniel 7:27 — And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.