Canaanite Heaven Shamayim The Hebrew word shamayim is a dual or plural form related to the proto-semitic root “*šamāy-“. A reinterpretation constructs it as a compound of a hypothetical sham (שָׁמ) (loaned from Akkadian samu meaning “sky” or “lofty”), and mayim (מַיִם) meaning “waters”.
Canaanite Genesis 1:1
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