Know the Word.

Hebrew word

râqîyaʻ

raw-kee'-ah

רָקִיעַ

What it means

properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or visible arch of the sky

properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky

Where it comes from

from râqaʻ (רָקַע)

How the King James translates it

  • firmament16

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râqîyaʻ — Hebrew word meaning “properly, an expanse, i.e. the”