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Where does “שמים” come from?

שמים (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic šamāy- — sky, heaven.

שמים (Hebrew): The sky, skies, heavens, heaven; God

Definitions

  1. The sky, skies, heavens, heaven; God

Ancestry of “שמים”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticšamāy-sky, heaven

Words derived from “שמים”

  • שמימי
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