1) extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament 1a) expanse (flat as base, support) 1b) firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above) 1b1) considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above
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H7549 — רָקִיעַ
ra.qi.a · expanse · Hebrew/Aramaic
10 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 1:6 · רָקִ֖יעַAnd God saith, ‘Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.’Genesis 1:7 · הָרָקִיעַ֒ · לָרָקִ֔יעַ · לָרָקִ֑יעַAnd God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which are under the expanse, and the waters which are above the expanse: and it is so.Genesis 1:8 · לָֽרָקִ֖יעַAnd God calleth to the expanse ‘Heavens;’ and there is an evening, and there is a morning—day second.Genesis 1:14 · בִּרְקִ֣יעַAnd God saith, ‘Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,Genesis 1:15 · בִּרְקִ֣יעַand they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:’ and it is so.Genesis 1:17 · בִּרְקִ֣יעַand God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,Genesis 1:20 · רְקִ֥יעַAnd God saith, ‘Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.’Psalm 19:1 · הָרָקִֽיעַ׃To the Overseer.—A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.Psalm 150:1 · בִּרְקִ֥יעַPraise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.Daniel 12:3 · הָרָקִ֑יעַAnd those teaching do shine as the brightness of the expanse, and those justifying the multitude as stars to the age and for ever.