1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible sky 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)
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H8065 — שָׁמַ֫יִן
sha.ma.yin · heaven · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 5:11 · שְׁמַיָּ֜אAnd this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.Ezra 5:12 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אBut since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.Ezra 6:9 · שְׁמַיָּ֟אWhatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.Ezra 6:10 · שְׁמַיָּ֑אThen they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.Ezra 7:12 · שְׁמַיָּ֛אArtaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.Ezra 7:21 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אI, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,Ezra 7:23 · שְׁמַיָּ֔א · שְׁמַיָּ֑אWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?Jeremiah 10:11 · שְׁמַיָּ֥א · שְׁמַיָּ֖אThus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”Daniel 2:18 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אurging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.Daniel 2:19 · שְׁמַיָּֽא׃During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heavenDaniel 2:28 · בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:Daniel 2:37 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אYou, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.Daniel 2:38 · שְׁמַיָּא֙Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.Daniel 2:44 · שְׁמַיָּ֤אIn the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.Daniel 4:11 · לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אThe tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.Daniel 4:12 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אIts leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.Daniel 4:13 · שְׁמַיָּ֖אAs I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.Daniel 4:15 · שְׁמַיָּא֙But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.Daniel 4:20 · לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אThe tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,Daniel 4:21 · שְׁמַיָּֽא׃whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—Daniel 4:22 · לִשְׁמַיָּ֔אyou, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.Daniel 4:23 · שְׁמַיָּ֡א · שְׁמַיָּ֣אAnd you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’Daniel 4:25 · שְׁמַיָּא֙You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.Daniel 4:26 · שְׁמַיָּֽא׃As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.Daniel 4:31 · שְׁמַיָּ֣אWhile the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.Daniel 4:33 · שְׁמַיָּ֖אAt that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.Daniel 4:34 · לִשְׁמַיָּ֣אBut at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.Daniel 4:35 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אAll the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Daniel 4:37 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אNow I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.Daniel 5:21 · שְׁמַיָּ֖אHe was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.Daniel 5:23 · שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Daniel 6:27 · בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖אHe delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”Daniel 7:2 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אDaniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.Daniel 7:13 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אIn my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.Daniel 7:27 · שְׁמַיָּ֔אThen the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’