What is the Hebrew translation for the word heaven?

Answer 1

Shamayim, or in Hebrew letters שמיים, is the Hebrew translation of heaven, if you are referring to the sky.

If you are referring to the afterlife, there is no Hebrew word that means Heaven, but some Jewish traditions refer to the Garden of Eden as an afterlife, which is Gan Eden (גן עדן) in Hebrew.

Answer 2

The word "Shmayim" is used in Genesis where it says that G-d created the Heavens and the earth. This meaning refers to the firmament.

If one is looking for the Christian meaning of heaven, meaning a place of bliss, there is no such word in Ancient Hebrew. Though probably the closest thing would be considered the "Garden of Eden" (Gan Eden in Hebrew) mentioned in Genesis.

Answer 3

There's no exact way to say this in Hebrew, since it is not a Jewish concept, but this is a close try:

מלכות השמיים (mahl-KHOOT hah-shah-MAH-yeem)

Literally means "kingdom of the skies"

Answer 4

• Heaven as in the skies = Shamayim (שמים)
  
• Heaven as in the afterlife = There is no mention of this in the Hebrew Bible. Jews use the term Gan Eden (גן עדן) which means Garden of Eden, but this is a post-Biblical belief within Judaism.
  

Answer 5

"גן עדן" (pronounced "Gan Eden").

Answer 6

שמים [shamayim].

Answer 7

shel hashamayim (של השמיים)