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Celestial in Hebrew is שְׁמֵימִי (shmemí).

It can also be said שמימית, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שְׁמֵימִי
shmemí
adjective
In English

celestial

/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/ /sɪˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for celestial as an adjective.

of, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space

  • שְׁמֵימִישמימיshmemí
  • שמימיתshmemítfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁמֵימִי.

Written with vowel points
שְׁמֵימִי
Written without vowel points
שמימי
Said
shmemí
Feminine form
שְׁמֵימִית
Its meanings in English
celestial, celestial, heavenly, glorious, wonderful

These English words share a Hebrew word with celestial.

These words come before and after celestial in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨celestial⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨celestial⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨celestial⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁמֵימִי⁩, said shmemí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שמימי⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨celestial⁩?

Besides ⁨שמימי⁩, ⁨celestial⁩ can be said ⁨שמימית⁩ (shmemít), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨שמימי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨celestial⁩, ⁨שמימי⁩ can mean ⁨celestial, heavenly and glorious, wonderful⁩.

How is ⁨celestial⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨celestial⁩ is pronounced ⁨/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/, /sɪˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry celestial and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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