Hebrew · H8064, H2319, H776 · unreviewed

שָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וָאָרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה

The sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) · new · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )

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שָׁמַיִם H8064 the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
Pronunciation šāmayim
The visible sky-dome and transcendent realm above, unified in dual form; God's dwelling and cosmic order combined
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חָדָשׁ H2319 new
Pronunciation ḥāḏāš
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does שָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וָאָרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה (shāmayim ḥăḏāshîm wāʾāreṣ ḥăḏāshâ) mean in the Bible?

שָׁמַיִם · חָדָשׁ · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "new heavens and new earth.". new heavens and new earth.

Full entry for שָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וָאָרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה (H8064, H2319, H776) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

new heavens and new earth.
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