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# heaven

noun (heaven, heavens; also Heaven)

«heaven» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In many religions, the place where God or gods live and where good people are believed to go after they die. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#m1)
2. A very happy or pleasant place or state («this cake is heaven!»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#m2)
3. (old or poetic) «The heavens»: the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#m3)
4. Used in exclamations: «Good heavens!», «Heavens!», «For heaven's sake!», «Thank heavens!», «Heaven knows». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#m4)

### In the 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

- Some people believe Grandpa is in heaven now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x1)
- (euphemism) «Our cat has gone to heaven,» Mum said gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x2)
- This hot chocolate is heaven! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x3)
- Good heavens, look at all this mess! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x4)
- The heavens opened and it poured with rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x5)
- For heaven's sake, stop shouting! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x6)
- She was in seventh heaven when she got a puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x7)
- Heaven helps those who help themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/#x8)

### 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 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."

### Examples

- And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://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://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heaven» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaven/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heaven» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heaven.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «heaven» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaven/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heaven» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/heaven.html) on Mova free.