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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #07549 - רָקִיעַ

Transliteration

râqîyaʻ

Phonetics

raw-kee'-ah

Origin

from (H7554)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

2217a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (17)

Genesis

Psalms

Ezekiel

Daniel

NAS (18)

Genesis

Psalms

Ezekiel

Daniel

HCS (17)

Genesis

Psalms

Ezekiel

Daniel

BSB (26)

Genesis

Psalms

Ezekiel

Daniel

ESV (449)

Genesis

Exodus

360

Psalms

Song of Solomon

Ezekiel

Daniel

WEB (17)

Genesis

Psalms

Ezekiel

Daniel

Verse Results

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)

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‘

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