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שָׁמַיִן
shâmayin · Hebrew · Strong's H8065 · 38 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “heaven”
What it means
{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)}
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8064 (שָׁמַיִם)
How the KJV renders it
heaven
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“heaven”
Where it appears
38 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 35 verses shown.
Daniel 2:18 · ANcmpd/Td
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:19 · ANcmpd/Td
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Daniel 2:28 · AR/Ncmpd/Td
but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head on your bed are these:
Daniel 2:37 · ANcmpd/Td
You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.
Daniel 2:38 · ANcmpd/Td
Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
Daniel 2:44 · ANcmpd/Td
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.