Lexicon raqia: Expanse, Firmament Original Word: רָקִיעַ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance firmament From raqa'; properly, an expanse, i.e. The firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky -- firmament. see HEBREW raqa' NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom raqa Definition an extended surface, expanse NASB Translation expanse (16), expanse of heaven (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 +; — ᵐ5 στερέωμα, ᵑ9 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 t. 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). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root רָקַע (raqa), meaning "to spread out" or "to stretch."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3772 (οὐρανός, ouranos): Often translated as "heaven" or "sky," this Greek term corresponds to the Hebrew רָקִיעַ in its reference to the heavens or the firmament. Usage: The term רָקִיעַ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the expanse or firmament that God created to separate the waters above from the waters below. It is often associated with the sky or heavens. Context: • Description: The word רָקִיעַ appears in the context of the creation narrative in Genesis, where it describes the firmament that God made to divide the waters. It is depicted as a vast, stretched-out expanse that serves as a boundary between the waters above and the waters below. This firmament is also where the celestial bodies are set. Forms and Transliterations 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‘Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:6 HEB: אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם NAS: said, Let there be an expanse in the midst KJV: said, Let there be a firmament in the midst INT: God Let there be an expanse the midst of the waters Genesis 1:7 Genesis 1:7 Genesis 1:7 Genesis 1:8 Genesis 1:14 Genesis 1:15 Genesis 1:17 Genesis 1:20 Psalm 19:1 Psalm 150:1 Ezekiel 1:22 Ezekiel 1:23 Ezekiel 1:25 Ezekiel 1:26 Ezekiel 10:1 Daniel 12:3 17 Occurrences |