שמים

Hebrew

השמים עם עננים

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/

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  • 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

• יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם (yir'át shamáyim)
• שְׁמֵימִי (shmemí)

Further reading

• שמים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he