בַּ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם

𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌

bashamayim

in heaven

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); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

H8064

2 Chronicles 20:6 · Word #9

Lexicon H8064

Lemmaשָׁמַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshâmayim
Strong'sH8064
In-contextin heaven

Morphology HRd/Ncmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8064-01

in the lofty heights

Rootשׁמה (š-m-h)
Core Meaningsheight, loftiness, elevation, exalted place
Semantic Rangethe sky, the visible heavens, the celestial realm, the dwelling place of God, the upper atmospheric or cosmic regions
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, "the heavens" signify the exalted realm above the earth, the domain of celestial bodies and the dwelling place of יהוה. It expresses transcendence, authority, and the ordered structure of creation extending beyond the earthly sphere.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ (in) with prefixed definite article (assimilated, בַּ־) + noun common masculine plural absolute שָׁמַיִם. Though morphologically plural (historically dual in form), it functions as a plural noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שָׁמַיִם is a masculine plural form derived from a root conveying loftiness or elevation. The prefixed בַּ־ combines the preposition "in" with the definite article "the," yielding "in the." Rendering it as "the lofty heights" preserves both the plural form and the root sense of elevated realms.

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Words from Root שׁמה (height, loftiness, elevation, exalted place)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8064-02 behashamayim in the lofty-heavens
H8064-03 bishemey in the lofty-heavens of
H8064-04 hashamayemah toward the lofty heavens
H8064-05 hashamayim the lofty heights
H8064-06 lashamayim to the lofty-heavens
H8064-07 mehashamayim from the lofty-heavens
H8064-08 mishamayim from the lofty heavens
H8064-10 shamayim the lofty heights
H8064-11 shamayv his lofty-heavens
H8064-12 shameykha your lofty heavens
H8065-03 shemaya of the heavens
H8064-13 shemey lofty-heavens of
H8064-15 ushemey and the lofty-heavens of
H8064-16 vashamayim in the lofty twin-heavens
H8064-17 vehashamayim and the lofty heights

Word Usage (421 occurrences of H8064)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:1 הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם hashamayim the heavens
Genesis 1:8 שָׁמָ֑יִם shamayim Heaven
Genesis 1:9 הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ hashamayim the heavens
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