שמים

Hebrew

Alternative forms

שמיים‎ (excessive spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Noun

שָׁמַיִם • (shamáyim) m pl (singular construct שְׁמֵי־‎, Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁמָיִם)

(plural only) The sky, skies, heavens, heaven.
(figuratively) God.

Usage notes

Like its English translations, the word is usually found in the definite form הַשָּׁמַיִם (ha-shamáyim).

Declension

Declension of שָׁמַיִם

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
plural	indefinite	שָׁמַיִם	first	שמיי \ שָׁמַי‎		שָׁמֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַשָּׁמַיִם‎	second	שָׁמֶיךָ‎	שמייך \ שָׁמַיִךְ‎	שְׁמֵיכֶם‎	שְׁמֵיכֶן‎
	construct	שְׁמֵי־‎	third	שָׁמָיו‎	שָׁמֶיהָ‎	שְׁמֵיהֶם‎	שְׁמֵיהֶן‎

Synonyms

שְׁחָקִים‎ m pl (sh'khakím)

Further reading

שמים‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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