שמים

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שמים

/ʃaːˈma.jim/
/ˈʃɒːməm/
/ʃɔːˈma.jim/ [ʃɔːˈmaːjim]
/ʃɔˈma.jim/
[ʃɔˈma.jim] Eastern, Northeastern
[ʃuːˈma.jim] Eastern
[ʃuˈma.jim] Eastern, Southeastern
/ʃɔˈma.jim/ [ʃɔːˈmæː.jim]
/ʃaˈma.jim/
/ʃaˈma.jim/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -im

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy-.

noun שמיים · שָׁמַיִם · shamáyim · שְׁמֵי־ · form שָׁמָיִם

sky, skies, heavens, heaven
Similar: שְׁחָקִים

In English

sky atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Ea
heaven sky

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"שמים." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שמים},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}