beanpie

For obvious reasons, only the Old Testament is addressed. The
following is it's meaning.

"heaven"

shamayim (hebrew)
shaw-mah'-yim
dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}; from an unused root
meaning to be lofty; 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):--air, X astrologer, heaven
(-s).http://www.jcsm.org/StudyCenter/kjvstrongs/STRHEB80.htm

CJD

Beanpie, you might bolster your post with a little more discourse so we can tell what exactly your point is. By the way, one doesn't get meanings of words solely from lexicons, though they are a good starting place. Too much emphasis, of course, leads to the etymological fallacy. Context is often key.

Consider the following article: is it related to your post?

**edited to add the following: In that article, heed the discussion about the Two-Register Cosmology. That was my point in posting it. The two-register cosmology lies behind Kline's reason for eschewing a literalist interpretation of the creation account. But the point I am making is that the two-register cosmology demands that God's "dwelling place is heaven's glory" (the upper register).

Regards,

CJD

beanpie

Thank you for, your advice. I shall certainly follow it.

beanpie

Beanpie, you might bolster your post with a little more discourse so we can tell what exactly your point is.originally posted by CJD

To me, it is odd that people use the word "heaven", as if it were a place and the Old Testament NEVER uses it, in this sense.

nOTE: correct me if I am wrong but, I believe the Old Testament was written in "Hebrew". The New, in "Greek".

mark9950

It is referring to the earths solid sky dome.

Read this article

http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/febible.htm