רָקִיעַ

ra.qi.a

expanse

Strong’s H7549Noun, masculine17 times in the Hebrew Bible

firmament6

the firmament of5

expanse4

a firmament1

an expanse1

In the text

Genesis 1:7הָרָקִיעַ
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Psalm 19:1הָרָקִיעַ
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Ezekiel 1:23הָרָקִיעַ
And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
Daniel 12:3הָרָקִיעַ
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

רָקִיעַ n.m. extended surface, (solid) expanse

1. (flat) expanse

2. the vault of heaven, or ‘firmament,’ regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting ‘waters’ above it

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.