רקיע

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ק־ע (r-q-ʿ)

From the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`).

Pronunciation

Noun

רָקִיעַ (rāqī́aʿm (plural indefinite רְקִיעִים, singular construct רְקִיעַ־)

  1. Firmament, sky, heavens: the concave surface on which the heavenly bodies appear to move.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:14, with translation of the King James Version:
      [] יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה []
      y'hí m'orót bir'qía` hashshamáyim l'havdíl bein hayyóm uvéin halláy'lah
      Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night;
  2. (mythology) Firmament: a surface separating the various levels of heaven.
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 1:26, with translation of the King James Version:
      וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן־סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא []
      umimmá`al laraqía` 'ashér `al-roshám k'mar'é 'éven-sappír d'múth kissé'
      And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone:

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