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Hebrew noun (Aramaic, masculine) · H8065

שָׁמַיִן

shamayinshaw-mah'-yin

heaven

38 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: shâmayin

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H8065is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 3 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 17
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H8065

{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)}

The King James renders it: heaven.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

shamayin is rendered "heaven". It stands 38 times in the Hebrew text, across three books.

  • Twenty-eight of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 5:11And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
  • The Greek text spells it seventeen different ways.

The first use

And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

Ezra 5:11שְׁמַיָּ֜א

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-eight of the word's thirty-eight uses are in Daniel.

The other 36 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • heavens the32
  • to heavens the4
  • in heavens the2

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

שָׁמַעshamato hear: hearUses1,159
שָׁמַרshamarto keep: obeyUses468
שָׁמַיִםshamayimheavenUses421
שָׁמַדshamadto destroyUses90
שָׁמֵםshamembe desolate: destroyedUses86
שָׁמִירshamirthornUses11
שָׁמֵןshamenrichUses10
שָׁמַטshamatto releaseUses9
שָׁמֵםshamemdevastatedUses6
שָׁמַןshamanto grow fatUses5

The words it stands beside

All 38, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

17 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • שְׁמַיָּ֔א11
  • שְׁמַיָּ֖א4
  • לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א3
  • שְׁמַיָּא֙3
  • שְׁמַיָּֽא׃3
  • שְׁמַיָּ֣א2
  • שְׁמַיָּ֑א2
  • בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙1
  • בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖א1
  • לִשְׁמַיָּ֣א1
  • שְׁמַיָּ֥א1
  • שְׁמַיָּ֤א1

and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)32ANcmpd/Ta
  • preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)6AR/Ncmpd/Ta

Ezra

eight uses
  • And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

    Ezra 5:11

    • שְׁמַיָּ֜אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.

    Ezra 5:12

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.

    Ezra 6:9

    • שְׁמַיָּ֟אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

    Ezra 6:10

    • שְׁמַיָּ֑אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

    Ezra 7:12

    • שְׁמַיָּ֛אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

    Ezra 7:21

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?

    Ezra 7:23

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
    • שְׁמַיָּ֑אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the

Jeremiah

two uses
  • Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”

    Jeremiah 10:11

    • שְׁמַיָּ֥אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
    • שְׁמַיָּ֖אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the

Daniel

twenty-eight uses
  • urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

    Daniel 2:18

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

    Daniel 2:19

    • שְׁמַיָּֽא׃shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

    Daniel 2:28

    • בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: in heavens the
  • You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.

    Daniel 2:37

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

    Daniel 2:38

    • שְׁמַיָּא֙shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

    Daniel 2:44

    • שְׁמַיָּ֤אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.

    Daniel 4:11

    • לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to heavens the
  • Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.

    Daniel 4:12

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

    Daniel 4:13

    • שְׁמַיָּ֖אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.

    Daniel 4:15

    • שְׁמַיָּא֙shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,

    Daniel 4:20

    • לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to heavens the
  • whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—

    Daniel 4:21

    • שְׁמַיָּֽא׃shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.

    Daniel 4:22

    • לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to heavens the
  • And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’

    Daniel 4:23

    • שְׁמַיָּ֡אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
    • שְׁמַיָּ֣אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

    Daniel 4:25

    • שְׁמַיָּא֙shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.

    Daniel 4:26

    • שְׁמַיָּֽא׃shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.

    Daniel 4:31

    • שְׁמַיָּ֣אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

    Daniel 4:33

    • שְׁמַיָּ֖אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

    Daniel 4:34

    • לִשְׁמַיָּ֣אlishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to heavens the
  • All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

    Daniel 4:35

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

    Daniel 4:37

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.

    Daniel 5:21

    • שְׁמַיָּ֖אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

    Daniel 5:23

    • שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀shemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

    Daniel 6:27

    • בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אbishmaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: in heavens the
  • Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

    Daniel 7:2

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

    Daniel 7:13

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the
  • Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’

    Daniel 7:27

    • שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: heavens the

The letters

Gematria 400· 1,050 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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