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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

the heavens
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky

Jeremiah 10:11 "Tell them this: 'These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'"

heavens
שְׁמַיָּ֖א (šə·may·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 8065: The sky

Is there a difference?

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    Do you mean a difference other than Jer. 10:11 was written in Aramaic so 'heavens' gets a different Strong's Number? Possibly of interest: "Why was Jer. 10:11 written in Aramaic?" - https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/4940/why-is-jer-1011-written-in-aramaic – tblue Jul 04 '20 at 13:39
  • Where did you pull your Strong's information from? – Der Übermensch Jul 04 '20 at 17:42
  • https://biblehub.com/genesis/1-1.htm –  Jul 04 '20 at 17:49
  • @TonyChan - does the above answer work for your? – Dottard Jul 04 '20 at 21:59
  • The quoted verse is the only one, in all of Jeremiah, written in Aramaic. – Lucian Jul 05 '20 at 06:59

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Jer. 10:11 is written in Aramaic. שְׁמַיָּא (shemaya) is the definite form of שְׁמַיִן (shemayin). שְׁמַיִן is cognate with the Hebrew שָׁמַיִם (shamayim). Both are translated into English as “heaven(s).” Biblehub obscures (not intentionally) the fact that שְׁמַיָּא is Aramaic; it takes a few mouse clicks to discover that information.

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Blue Letter Bible, on the other hand, makes it evident that the word is Aramaic.

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Also, you have to realize, Strong’s numbers are categorized as Strong’s Hebrew, where the Strong’s number is preceded by an “H,” and Strong’s Greek, where the number is preceded by a “G.” There is no separate categorization for Aramaic words. Rather, they are listed under Strong’s Hebrew (prefixed by an “H”).

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