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Genesis 1:7
Masoretic Text 1524
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
Hebrew-English Dictionary
properly an {expanse} that {is} the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
1. extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament
a. expanse (flat as base, support)
b. firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above)
1. considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.