Bible Dictionary: Define Heaven, Definition of Heaven

Strong's definition:

08064 םימשׁ shamayim shaw-mah'- yim dual of an unused singular המשׁ shameh shaw-meh'
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; n m; {See TWOT on 2407 @@ "2407a"}
AV-heaven 398, air 21, astrologers + 01895 1; 420
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible heavens, sky
1a1) as abode of the stars
1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc
1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

08065 ןימשׁ shamayin (Aramaic) shaw-mah'- yin
corresponding to 08064; n m; {See TWOT on 3038}
AV-heaven 38; 38
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible sky
1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

01534 לגלג galgal gal-gal'
by reduplication from 01556; n m; {See TWOT on 353 @@ "353i"}
AV-wheel 8, heaven 1, rolling thing 1, whirlwind 1; 11
1) wheel, whirl, whirlwind, whirling
1a) wheel
1b) whirl (of dust, chaff)

07834 קחשׁ shachaq shakh'- ak
from 07833; n m; {See TWOT on 2367 @@ "2367a"}
AV-cloud 11, sky 7, heaven 2, small dust 1; 21
1) dust, cloud
1a) fine dust
1b) (thin) cloud

3772 ουρανος ouranos oo-ran-os'
perhaps from the same as 3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; TDNT-5:497,736; n m
AV-heaven 268, air 10, sky 5, heavenly + 1537; 284
1) the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
1a) the universe, the world
1b) the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
1c) the sidereal or starry heavens
2) the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings

2032 επουρανιος epouranios ep-oo-ran'-ee-os
from 1909 and 3772; TDNT-5:538,736; adj
AV-heavenly 16, celestial 2, in heaven 1, high 1; 20
1) existing in heaven
1a) things that take place in heaven
1b) the heavenly regions
1b1) heaven itself, the abode of God and angels
1b2) the lower heavens, of the stars
1b3) the heavens, of the clouds
1c) the heavenly temple or sanctuary
2) of heavenly origin or nature

3321 μεσουρανημα mesouranema mes-oo-ran'-ay-mah
from a presumed compound of 3319 and 3772;; n n
AV-midst of heaven 3; 3
1) mid-heaven
2) the highest point in the heavens, which the sun occupies at noon, where what is done can be seen and heard by all

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