הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ
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) · 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)
אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
What does הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ (hashamayim veha'arets) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַיִם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "heaven and earth".
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