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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 (|| 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

19:2; 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.

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Then God said, “Let there be [fn]an expanse H7549 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - So God made the [fn]expanse H7549 and separated the waters which were below the [fn]expanse H7549 from the waters which were above the [fn]expanse H7549; and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8 - And God called the [fn]expanse H7549 heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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Then God said, “Let there be [fn]lights in the [fn]expanse H7549 of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - and let them be for [fn]lights in the [fn]expanse H7549 of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - And God placed them in the [fn]expanse H7549 of the heavens to give light on the earth,

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Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth [fn]across the face of the [fn]expanse H7549 of the heavens.”

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For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;

And the expanse H7549 is declaring the work of His hands.

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[fn]Praise Yah!

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty [fn]expanse H7549.

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Now over the heads of the living [fn]creatures there was something with the likeness of an expanse H7549, like the awesome gleam of [fn]crystal, spread out over their heads above.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - And underneath the expanse H7549 their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25 - And there came a sound from above the expanse H7549 that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.

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Now above the expanse H7549 that was over their heads there was something in the likeness of a throne, like sapphire stone in appearance; and upon the likeness of the throne, high up, was the likeness of one with the appearance of a man.

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Then I looked, and behold, in the [fn]expanse H7549 that was over the heads of the cherubim something like a sapphire stone, in appearance in the likeness of a throne, appeared above them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3 - “[fn]And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the [fn]expanse H7549 of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
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