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Definition 2024
שמים
שמים
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- שמיים excessive spelling
Noun
שָׁמַיִם • (shamáyim) m pl (singular construct שְׁמֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁמָיִם)
Declension
Declension of שָׁמַיִם
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Usage notes
- Like its English translations, the word is usually found in the definite form הַשָּׁמַיִם (ha-shamáyim).
Synonyms
- שְׁחָקִים m pl (sh'khakím)