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skı̄ (ש×חק, shahÌ£akÌ£, “fine dust†or “cloud,†apparently from the root ש×חק, shaÌ„hÌ£akÌ£, “to rub,†“to pulverizeâ€; Samaritan: ש×חקיּה, shehÌ£akÌ£ayyaÌ„h instead of Hebrew ש×מי×, shaÌ„mayim; sahÌ£kÌ£ = “cloud,†“small dustâ€):
1. In the Old Testament:
The Revised Version (British and American) has “skies†for the King James Version “clouds†in ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , in which passages BDB supports the rendering of King James Version. In , Revised Version (British and American) has “sky†for King James Version “heaven.†English Versions has “sky†in ; ; ; ; ; ; . The word occurs mainly in poetical passages.
2. In the New Ttestament:
In the New Testament οὐÏανοÌÏ‚, ouranoÌs, is translated “heaven†(the King James Version “skyâ€) in connection with the weather in , ; . In we find “the stars of heaven†(“the skyâ€) as a figure of multitude. The conception, however, that the visible “sky†is but the dome-like floor of a higher world often makes it hard to tell whether “heaven†in certain passages may or may not be identified with the sky. See HEAVEN; COSMOGONY.