Words the Bible translates as heavens
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shamayimשָׁמַיִםthe whole realm above the earth: the sky you can see and, beyond it, the place where God dwells
- shamayinשָׁמַיִןheaven: the expanse above the earth, both the visible sky and the dwelling and rule of God
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