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# heaven

«heaven» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In many religions, the place where God or gods live and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (heaven, heavens; also Heaven)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In many religions, the place where God or gods live and where good people are believed to go after they die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#m1)

2) A very happy or pleasant place or state («this cake is heaven!»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#m2)

3) (old or poetic) «The heavens»: the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#m3)

4) Used in exclamations: «Good heavens!», «Heavens!», «For heaven's sake!», «Thank heavens!», «Heaven knows». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often means the sky ("the heaven and the earth"), and also the place where God dwells. The firmament is called Heaven. Interpretation: Tradition reads "heaven and earth" as the whole world that God made. "Heaven" is also used in Jewish speech as a respectful way to say God, as in "fear of Heaven." In the primary lessons: In stories, religious education and poems; in everyday speech as a mild exclamation of surprise or annoyance and to say something is lovely. A euphemism for dying: «gone to heaven». Phrases: «in heaven», «heaven on earth», «in seventh heaven» (very happy), «heaven forbid».

### examples

- And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x1)
- IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Torah GEN.1.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x2)
- And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (Torah GEN.2.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x3)
- Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x4)
- Whom have I in heaven but Thee? (Writings PSA.73.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x5)
- Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. (Writings DAN.2.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x6)
- Some people believe Grandpa is in heaven now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x7)
- (euphemism) «Our cat has gone to heaven,» Mum said gently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x8)
- This hot chocolate is heaven! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x9)
- Good heavens, look at all this mess! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x10)
- The heavens opened and it poured with rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x11)
- For heaven's sake, stop shouting! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x12)
- She was in seventh heaven when she got a puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x13)
- Heaven helps those who help themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x14)

### note

Opposite: hell. Adjective «heavenly» (lovely, or of the sky). «Heavens!» is polite, not swearing. People of different religions have different beliefs about heaven — be respectful.

### In the corpora

- [IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.0/)
- [And God called the firmament Heaven.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.8/)
- [and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.16/)
- [And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.18/)
- [And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.34/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «heaven» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.