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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8 - And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven [fn]to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles [fn]having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 - (LXX 18:1) For the end, a Psalm of David. (18:2) The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Alleluia. Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures was as a firmament, as the appearance of crystal, spread out over their wings above.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two wings to each, covering their bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25 - And lo! a voice from above the firmament

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26 - that was over their head, there was as the appearance of a sapphire stone, and the likeness of a throne upon it: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as an appearance of a man above.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - Then I looked, and, behold, over the firmament that was above the head of the cherubs there was a likeness of a throne over them, as a sapphire stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3 - And the wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and some of the many righteous as the stars for ever and ever.
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