sha.ma.yin denotes the heavens as the realm of birds, winds, clouds, and dew, and in titles identifying God as their Lord.

The term most often identifies the heavens as the sphere associated with birds, winds, clouds, dew, and the extent above the earth. It also occurs in titles for God, including clauses about God’s acts, authority, worship, and commands.

1. The celestial sphere above the earth · dominant

   In Daniel 2:38 the APB renders birds as belonging to “the heavens,” while Daniel 7:2 places winds there and Daniel 7:13 associates clouds with them. Daniel 4:23 joins descent from the heavens with dew from them, and Jeremiah 10:11 sets the heavens alongside the earth in a statement about making and perishing.

   Daniel 2:38Daniel 4:23Daniel 7:2Daniel 7:13Daniel 7:27Jeremiah 10:11
2. In titles for God · common

   The determined masculine plural form occurs in phrases identifying God by relation to the heavens: Daniel 2:28 speaks of a god there who reveals mysteries, and Ezra 5:11 calls the speakers servants of the God of heaven and earth. In Ezra 7:23 the APB renders two clauses concerning the decree and house of the God of heaven.

   Daniel 2:18Daniel 2:28Daniel 2:44Daniel 5:23Ezra 5:11Ezra 7:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB commonly uses “heavens” for clauses about birds, winds, clouds, dew, and the created order, while also using “God of heaven” and “Lord of heaven” in divine titles. These renderings confirm the clauses’ presentation rather than supplying a separate definition.