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Lexicon :: Strong's H7549 - rāqîaʿ

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רָקִיעַ
Transliteration
rāqîaʿ
Pronunciation
raw-kee'-ah
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2217a

Strong’s Definitions

רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah; from H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H7549 in the following manner: firmament (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H7549 in the following manner: firmament (17x).
  1. extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament

    1. expanse (flat as base, support)

    2. firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above)

      1. considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah; from H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.
STRONGS H7549: Abbreviations
רָקִיעַ noun masculineGenesis 1:6 extended surface, (solid) expanse (as if beaten out; compare Job 37:18); — absolute ר׳ Ezekiel 1:22 +, construct רְ׳ Genesis 1:14 +; — Greek Version of the LXX στερέωμα, Vulgate firmamentum, compare Syriac below √above; —
1. (flat) expanse (as if of ice, compare כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח), as base, support (WklAltor. Forsch. iv. 347) Ezekiel 1:22, 23, 25(gloss ? compare Co Toy), Ezekiel 1:26 (supporting י׳'s throne). Hence (CoEzekiel 1:22)
2. the vault of heaven, or 'firmament,' regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting 'waters' above it, Genesis 1:6, 7 (3 times in verse); Genesis 1:8 (called שָׁמַיַם; all P), Psalm 19:2 [Psalm 19:1] (|| הַשָּׁמַיַם), זֹהַר הָר׳ Daniel 12:3; also ר׳ הַשָּׁמִיִם Genesis 1:14, 15, 17, הַשּׁ׳ עַלמְּֿנֵי ר׳ Genesis 1:20 (all P). **רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֺ Psalm 150:1 (suffix reference to י׳).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:8; 1:14; 1:14; 1:15; 1:17; 1:20

Job

37:18

Psalms

19:1; 150:1

Ezekiel

1:22; 1:22; 1:22; 1:23; 1:25; 1:26

Daniel

12:3

H7549

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7549 matches the Hebrew רָקִיעַ (rāqîaʿ),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6 - And God said, Let there be a firmament H7549 in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - And God made the firmament, H7549 and divided the waters which were under the firmament H7549 from the waters which were above the firmament: H7549 and it was so.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8 - And God called the firmament H7549 Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament H7549 of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - And let them be for lights in the firmament H7549 of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - And God set them in the firmament H7549 of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament H7549 of heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament H7549 sheweth his handywork.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament H7549 of his power.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - And the likeness of the firmament H7549 upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - And under the firmament H7549 were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25 - And there was a voice from the firmament H7549 that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26 - And above the firmament H7549 that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament H7549 that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3 - And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; H7549 and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
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