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Genesis 1:8

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Masoretic Text 1524

H7121 called ויקרא

H430 And God אלהים

H7549 the firmament לרקיע

H8064 Heaven שׁמים

H1961 were ויהי

H6153 And the evening ערב

H1961 ויהי

H1242 and the morning בקר

H3117 day יום

H8145 the second שׁני׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H430 God

H7121 called

the

H7549 firmament

H8064 Heaven

And

the

H6153 evening

and

the

H1242 morning

H1961 were

the

H8145 second

H3117 day

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H7549

Hebrew: רָקִיעַ

Transliteration: râqîyaʻ

Pronunciation: raw-kee'-ah

Part of Speech: Noun Masculine

Bible Usage: firmament.

Definition:

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

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906