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Strong's #7549 - רָקִיעַ

Transliteration

râqîyaʻ

Phonetics

raw-kee'-ah

Origin

from (H7554)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2217a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3772 ‑ οὐρανός (oo‑ran‑os'); 4733 ‑ στερέωμα (ster‑eh'‑o‑mah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (16)

Genesis 8

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

BSB (17)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

CSB (16)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

ESV (68)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Song of Solomon 51

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

KJV (17)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

LEB (17)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

LSB (17)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

N95 (17)

Genesis 9

Job 1

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 2

NAS (19)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (17)

Genesis 9

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 1

ASV (16)

above the firmament 1

and behold, in the firmament 1

and the firmament 1

and under the firmament 1

firmament 1

him in the firmament 1

in the firmament 2

let there be a firmament 1

of a firmament 1

of the firmament 1

the firmament 5

BSB (17)

- 1

an expanse 1

expanse 2

heavens 1

in the expanse 3

it 1

of the heavens 1

the expanse 6

the skies 1

CSB (16)

expanse 3

the expanse 12

the sky 1

ESV (68)

expanse 65

heavens 1

sky 2

KJV (17)

firmament 17

LEB (17)

a vaulted dome 1

and the firmament 1

firmament 1

in the vaulted dome of 2

the expanse 5

the face of the vaulted dome of 1

the vaulted dome 4

them in the vaulted dome of 1

was an expanse 1

LSB (17)

expanse 17

N95 (17)

expanse 16

heaven 1

NAS (19)

expanse 17

heaven 1

of 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (17)

above the expanse 1

expanse 1

him in his heavens 1

in the expanse 2

let there be an expanse 1

of an expanse 1

of the expanse 1

the expanse 6

them in the expanse 1

under the expanse 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2797) o q r (רקאה RQAh) AC: Hammer CO: Sheet AB: ?: The pounding of a metal such as gold with a hammer to flatten it out for a metal sheet.

V) o q r (רקאה RQAh) - Hammer: To beat with a hammer to flatten out. KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Pual, Piel, Participle) spread, stamp, stretch, beat, broad - Strongs: H7554 (רָקַע)

b^m) o i q r (רקיאה RQYAh) - Sheet: As hammered out flat. KJV (17): firmament - Strongs: H7549 (רָקִיעַ)

ed^m) o f q i r (ריקואה RYQWAh) - Flat: As hammered out flat. KJV (1): broad - Strongs: H7555 (רִקֻּעַ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

רָקִיעַ noun masculine^{Genesis 1:6} extended surface, (solid) expanse (as if beaten out; compare Job 37:18); — absolute ׳ר Ezekiel 1:22 +, construct ׳רְ Genesis 1:14 +; — ᵐ5 στερέωμα, ᵑ9 firmamentum, compare Syriac below √above; —

1 (flat) expanse (as if of ice, compare כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח), as base, support (Wkl^{Altor. Forsch. iv. 347}) Ezekiel 1:22,23,25(gloss ? compare Co Toy), Ezekiel 1:26 (supporting ׳י's throne). Hence (Co^{Ezekiel 1:22})

2 the vault of heaven, or 'firmament,' regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting 'waters' above it, Genesis 1:6,7 (3t. in verse); Genesis 1:8 (called שָׁמַיַם; all P), Psalm 19:2 ("" הַשָּׁמַיַם), ׳זֹהַר הָר Daniel 12:3; also ׳רהַשָּׁמִיִם Genesis 1:14,15,17, ׳הַשּׁ׳עַלמְּֿנֵי ר Genesis 1:20 (all P). **רְקִיעַ עֻזּוֺ Psalm 150:1 (suffix reference to ׳י).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָקִיעַ m. Genesis 1:6,, Psalms 19:2 fully רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם Genesis 1:14, 15, 17, 20, etc. the firmament of heaven, spread out like a hemisphere above the earth (from the root רָקַע), like a splendid and pellucid sapphire (Exodus 24:10, compare Daniel 12:3), to which the stars were supposed to be fixed, and over which the Hebrews believed there was a heavenly ocean (Genesis 1:7, 7:11 Psalms 104:3, 148:4 compare, however, Genesis 2:6). LXX. στερέωμα. Vulg. firmamentum. Luth. Befte.

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List of Word Forms

בִּרְקִ֣יעַ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ ברקיע הָרָקִ֑יעַ הָרָקִ֔יעַ הָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ הָרָקִֽיעַ׃ הָרָקִיעַ֒ הרקיע הרקיע׃ לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ לָרָקִ֑יעַ לָרָקִ֔יעַ לָרָקִ֖יעַ לָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ לרקיע רְקִ֥יעַ רָקִ֔יעַ רָקִ֖יעַ רקיע bir·qî·a‘ birKia birqîa‘ hā·rā·qî·a‘ harakia hārāqîa‘ lā·rā·qî·a‘ laraKia lārāqîa‘ rā·qî·a‘ raKia rāqîa‘ rə·qî·a‘ reKia rəqîa‘