שמים

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy-.

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaːˈmajm/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃɔːˈma.jim/ [ʃɔːˈmaːjim]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃɔˈma.jim/ [ʃɔːˈmæːjim]
  • (Sephardic Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaˈma.jim/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃɔˈma.jim/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaˈma.jim/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -im

Noun

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

  1. sky, skies, heavens, heaven
    Synonym: שְׁחָקִים (sh'khakím)

Usage notes

  • Like its English translations, the word is usually found in the definite form הַשָּׁמַיִם (hashamáyim).

Declension

Declension of שָׁמַיִם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
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

Derived terms

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