- Original: שׁמה שׁמים
- Transliteration: Shamayim
- Phonetic: shaw-mah'-yim
- Definition: 
1. heaven, heavens, sky 
a. visible heavens, sky 
1. as abode of the stars 
2. as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 
b. Heaven (as the abode of God) 
- Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
- TWOT entry: 2407a
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine 
- Strong's: the second form being dual of an unused singular; 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): - air X astrologer heaven (-s). 
Total KJV Occurrences: 420 
 • air, 21
 
Genesis 1:26; 
Genesis 1:28; 
Genesis 1:30; 
Genesis 2:19; 
Genesis 2:20; 
Genesis 6:7; 
Genesis 7:3; 
Genesis 9:2; 
Deuteronomy 4:17; 
Deuteronomy 28:26; 
1 Samuel 17:44; 
1 Samuel 17:46; 
2 Samuel 21:10; 
1 Kings 14:11; 
1 Kings 16:4; 
1 Kings 21:24; 
Job 12:7; 
Job 28:21; 
Psalm 8:8; 
Proverbs 30:19; 
Ecclesiastes 10:20 
 
 • astrologers, 1
 
Isaiah 47:13 
 
 • heaven, 289
 
Genesis 1:1; 
Genesis 1:8; 
Genesis 1:9; 
Genesis 1:14; 
Genesis 1:15; 
Genesis 1:17; 
Genesis 1:20; 
Genesis 6:17; 
Genesis 7:11; 
Genesis 7:19; 
Genesis 7:23; 
Genesis 8:2(2); 
Genesis 11:4; 
Genesis 14:19; 
Genesis 14:22; 
Genesis 15:5; 
Genesis 19:24; 
Genesis 21:17; 
Genesis 22:11; 
Genesis 22:15; 
Genesis 22:17; 
Genesis 24:3; 
Genesis 24:7; 
Genesis 26:4; 
Genesis 27:28; 
Genesis 27:39; 
Genesis 28:12; 
Genesis 28:17; 
Genesis 49:25; 
Exodus 9:8; 
Exodus 9:10; 
Exodus 9:22; 
Exodus 9:23; 
Exodus 10:21; 
Exodus 10:22; 
Exodus 16:4; 
Exodus 17:14; 
Exodus 20:4; 
Exodus 20:11; 
Exodus 20:22; 
Exodus 24:10; 
Exodus 31:17; 
Exodus 32:13; 
Leviticus 26:19; 
Deuteronomy 1:10; 
Deuteronomy 1:28; 
Deuteronomy 2:25; 
Deuteronomy 3:24; 
Deuteronomy 4:11; 
Deuteronomy 4:19(3); 
Deuteronomy 4:26; 
Deuteronomy 4:32; 
Deuteronomy 4:36; 
Deuteronomy 4:39; 
Deuteronomy 5:8; 
Deuteronomy 7:24; 
Deuteronomy 9:1; 
Deuteronomy 9:14; 
Deuteronomy 10:14(2); 
Deuteronomy 10:22; 
Deuteronomy 11:11; 
Deuteronomy 11:17; 
Deuteronomy 11:21; 
Deuteronomy 17:3; 
Deuteronomy 25:19; 
Deuteronomy 26:15; 
Deuteronomy 28:12; 
Deuteronomy 28:23; 
Deuteronomy 28:24; 
Deuteronomy 28:62; 
Deuteronomy 29:20; 
Deuteronomy 30:4; 
Deuteronomy 30:12(2); 
Deuteronomy 30:19; 
Deuteronomy 31:28; 
Deuteronomy 32:40; 
Deuteronomy 33:13; 
Deuteronomy 33:26; 
Joshua 2:11; 
Joshua 8:20; 
Joshua 10:11; 
Joshua 10:13; 
Judges 5:20; 
Judges 13:20; 
Judges 20:40; 
1 Samuel 2:10; 
1 Samuel 5:12; 
2 Samuel 18:9; 
2 Samuel 21:10; 
2 Samuel 22:8; 
2 Samuel 22:14; 
1 Kings 8:22; 
1 Kings 8:23; 
1 Kings 8:27(2); 
1 Kings 8:30; 
1 Kings 8:32; 
1 Kings 8:34; 
1 Kings 8:35; 
1 Kings 8:36; 
1 Kings 8:39; 
1 Kings 8:43; 
1 Kings 8:45; 
1 Kings 8:49; 
1 Kings 8:54; 
1 Kings 18:45; 
1 Kings 22:19; 
2 Kings 1:10(2); 
2 Kings 1:12(2); 
2 Kings 1:14; 
2 Kings 2:1; 
2 Kings 2:11; 
2 Kings 7:2; 
2 Kings 7:19; 
2 Kings 14:27; 
2 Kings 17:16; 
2 Kings 19:15; 
2 Kings 21:3; 
2 Kings 21:5; 
2 Kings 23:4; 
2 Kings 23:5; 
1 Chronicles 21:16; 
1 Chronicles 21:26; 
1 Chronicles 29:11; 
2 Chronicles 2:6(2); 
2 Chronicles 2:12; 
2 Chronicles 6:13; 
2 Chronicles 6:14; 
2 Chronicles 6:18(2); 
2 Chronicles 6:21; 
2 Chronicles 6:23; 
2 Chronicles 6:26; 
2 Chronicles 6:27; 
2 Chronicles 6:30; 
2 Chronicles 7:1; 
2 Chronicles 7:13; 
2 Chronicles 7:14; 
2 Chronicles 18:18; 
2 Chronicles 20:6; 
2 Chronicles 28:9; 
2 Chronicles 30:27; 
2 Chronicles 32:20; 
2 Chronicles 33:3; 
2 Chronicles 33:5; 
2 Chronicles 36:23; 
Ezra 1:2; 
Nehemiah 1:4; 
Nehemiah 1:5; 
Nehemiah 1:9; 
Nehemiah 2:4; 
Nehemiah 2:20; 
Nehemiah 9:6(3); 
Nehemiah 9:13; 
Nehemiah 9:15; 
Nehemiah 9:23; 
Nehemiah 9:27; 
Nehemiah 9:28; 
Job 1:16; 
Job 2:12; 
Job 11:8; 
Job 16:19; 
Job 20:27; 
Job 22:12; 
Job 22:14; 
Job 26:11; 
Job 28:24; 
Job 35:11; 
Job 37:3; 
Job 38:29; 
Job 38:33; 
Job 38:37; 
Job 41:11; 
Psalm 11:4; 
Psalm 14:2; 
Psalm 19:6; 
Psalm 20:6; 
Psalm 33:13; 
Psalm 53:2; 
Psalm 57:3; 
Psalm 69:34; 
Psalm 73:25; 
Psalm 76:8; 
Psalm 78:23; 
Psalm 78:24; 
Psalm 78:26; 
Psalm 79:2; 
Psalm 80:14; 
Psalm 85:11; 
Psalm 89:29; 
Psalm 102:19; 
Psalm 103:11; 
Psalm 104:12; 
Psalm 105:40; 
Psalm 107:26; 
Psalm 113:6; 
Psalm 115:15; 
Psalm 115:16; 
Psalm 119:89; 
Psalm 121:2; 
Psalm 124:8; 
Psalm 134:3; 
Psalm 135:6; 
Psalm 136:26; 
Psalm 139:8; 
Psalm 146:6; 
Psalm 147:8; 
Psalm 148:13; 
Proverbs 23:5; 
Proverbs 25:3; 
Proverbs 30:4; 
Ecclesiastes 1:13; 
Ecclesiastes 2:3; 
Ecclesiastes 3:1; 
Ecclesiastes 5:2; 
Isaiah 13:5; 
Isaiah 13:10; 
Isaiah 14:12; 
Isaiah 14:13; 
Isaiah 34:4; 
Isaiah 34:5; 
Isaiah 37:16; 
Isaiah 40:12; 
Isaiah 55:10; 
Isaiah 63:15; 
Isaiah 66:1; 
Jeremiah 7:18; 
Jeremiah 7:33; 
Jeremiah 8:2; 
Jeremiah 8:7; 
Jeremiah 10:2; 
Jeremiah 15:3; 
Jeremiah 16:4; 
Jeremiah 19:7; 
Jeremiah 19:13; 
Jeremiah 23:24; 
Jeremiah 31:37; 
Jeremiah 32:17; 
Jeremiah 33:22; 
Jeremiah 33:25; 
Jeremiah 34:20; 
Jeremiah 44:17; 
Jeremiah 44:18; 
Jeremiah 44:19; 
Jeremiah 44:25; 
Jeremiah 49:36; 
Jeremiah 51:9; 
Jeremiah 51:15; 
Jeremiah 51:48; 
Jeremiah 51:53; 
Lamentations 2:1; 
Lamentations 3:50; 
Lamentations 4:19; 
Ezekiel 8:3; 
Ezekiel 29:5; 
Ezekiel 31:6; 
Ezekiel 31:13; 
Ezekiel 32:4; 
Ezekiel 32:7; 
Ezekiel 32:8; 
Ezekiel 38:20; 
Daniel 8:8; 
Daniel 8:10; 
Daniel 9:12; 
Daniel 11:4; 
Daniel 12:7; 
Hosea 2:18; 
Hosea 4:3; 
Hosea 7:12; 
Amos 9:2; 
Amos 9:6; 
Jonah 1:9; 
Nahum 3:16; 
Zephaniah 1:3; 
Zephaniah 1:5; 
Haggai 1:10; 
Zechariah 2:6; 
Zechariah 5:9; 
Malachi 3:10 
 
 • heavens, 109
 
Genesis 2:1; 
Genesis 2:4(2); 
Deuteronomy 10:14; 
Deuteronomy 32:1; 
Deuteronomy 33:28; 
Judges 5:4; 
2 Samuel 22:10; 
1 Kings 8:27; 
1 Chronicles 16:26; 
1 Chronicles 16:31; 
1 Chronicles 27:23; 
2 Chronicles 2:6; 
2 Chronicles 6:18; 
2 Chronicles 6:25; 
2 Chronicles 6:33; 
2 Chronicles 6:35; 
2 Chronicles 6:39; 
Ezra 9:6; 
Nehemiah 9:6; 
Job 9:8; 
Job 14:12; 
Job 15:15; 
Job 20:6; 
Job 26:13; 
Job 35:5; 
Psalm 2:4; 
Psalm 8:1; 
Psalm 8:3; 
Psalm 18:9; 
Psalm 18:13; 
Psalm 19:1; 
Psalm 33:6; 
Psalm 36:5; 
Psalm 50:4; 
Psalm 50:6; 
Psalm 57:5; 
Psalm 57:10; 
Psalm 57:11; 
Psalm 68:8; 
Psalm 68:33(2); 
Psalm 73:9; 
Psalm 89:2; 
Psalm 89:5; 
Psalm 89:11; 
Psalm 96:5; 
Psalm 96:11; 
Psalm 97:6; 
Psalm 102:25; 
Psalm 103:19; 
Psalm 104:2; 
Psalm 108:4; 
Psalm 108:5; 
Psalm 113:4; 
Psalm 115:3; 
Psalm 115:16; 
Psalm 123:1; 
Psalm 136:5; 
Psalm 144:5; 
Psalm 148:1; 
Psalm 148:4(3); 
Proverbs 3:19; 
Proverbs 8:27; 
Isaiah 1:2; 
Isaiah 13:13; 
Isaiah 34:4; 
Isaiah 40:22; 
Isaiah 42:5; 
Isaiah 44:23; 
Isaiah 44:24; 
Isaiah 45:8; 
Isaiah 45:12; 
Isaiah 45:18; 
Isaiah 48:13; 
Isaiah 49:13; 
Isaiah 50:3; 
Isaiah 51:6(2); 
Isaiah 51:13; 
Isaiah 51:16; 
Isaiah 55:9; 
Isaiah 64:1; 
Isaiah 65:17; 
Isaiah 66:22; 
Jeremiah 2:12; 
Jeremiah 4:23; 
Jeremiah 4:25; 
Jeremiah 4:28; 
Jeremiah 9:10; 
Jeremiah 10:12; 
Jeremiah 10:13; 
Jeremiah 14:22; 
Jeremiah 51:16; 
Lamentations 3:41; 
Lamentations 3:66; 
Ezekiel 1:1; 
Hosea 2:21; 
Joel 2:10; 
Joel 2:30;