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šmyn, šmyˀ   (šmayn, šmayyā)   n.m.pl.t.  heaven
  const: šmē; abs. rare: šmīn, šmayn and (Syr.) šammīn; CPA ܫܘܡܝܢ , Sam. שומיה


1  heaven  Com. Fakh.2 : hddskn gwgl | šmyn | wʾrq  Haddad of Sikanu, water supervisor of heaven and earth. TAD A4.3R.3 : אלה שמיא . Dan2:38 : חֵיוַת בָּרָא וְעוֹף־שְמַיָּא . NabCvLet 1:.33 : wʿ̇ḋy wmwtw dy lh ʿl ʾnpy ʾrʿʾ wtḥwt šmyʾ . P Is49:13 : ܫܒܚܘ ܫܡܝܐ . (a) as a divinity  OA, OfAMesop. Sf.1.a11 : qdm ʾl wʿlyn wqdm šmy[n wʾrq . TAD A1.1.2 : שמיא וארקא ובעל שמין אלה[א ٠٠ . (a.1)  metonymy for God  Com. 4QTlevi d?ar 9 : מאמרה כמאמר שמין ואלפונה כרעות אל . (b) ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܫܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ : highest heaven  Syr.

2  roof  Syr. MetTheoSyc 352:b.33 : ܒܫܡ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܐ  on the roof of the house. P 1K(1)6:16 : ܡܢ ܫܬܐ̈ܣܘܗܝ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܡ̈ܘܗܝ  from its foundations to its roof. P 2Ch3:5 ; . (a) fig.  Syr. (a.1)  ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܚܸܟܸܿܐ : palate (and see also s.v. šwmy ḥyk)  Syr. P Ez3:26 : ܘܠܫܢܟ ܐܕܒܩ ܠܫܡܝ ܚܟܟ . P Ps119:103 : ܚܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܟ ܠܫܡ̈ܝ ܚܟܝ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܒܫܐ ܠܦܘܡܐ  [= MT מַה־נִּמְלְצוּ לְחִכִּי אִמְרָתֶךָ מִדְּבַשׁ לְפִי, note the agreement with the LXX at this verse!]. (a.2)  ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܦܘܼܡܵܐ : top of mouth behind teeth  Syr.

3  pride  Syr.

4  ܫܡܲܝ̈ ܓܸܠ̈ܕܸܐ : a type of siege engine  Syr.


  
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1572[785]; DJPA: 557a; DJBA: 1157a; Jastrow: 1595; Drower/Macuch: 455b, 347a, 358a; Payne-Smith: 4208; J. Payne-Smith: 584; Levy Ch-W: 2:493; Tal Sam: 907; DNWSI: 1160; DCPA[Schulthess]: 420[209];

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Derivatives:

mlkt šmyn (malkat šmayyīn) div.   Queen of Heaven
šwmy ḥyk n.m.   palate
šmyn (šmayyān) adj.   heavenly

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