רקיע
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ר־ק־ע (r-q-ʿ) |
From the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁaˈkia/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /rɔːˈqiːaʕ/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /raːˈqiːaʕ/
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Noun[edit]
רָקִיעַ • (rāqī́aʿ) m (plural indefinite רְקִיעִים, singular construct רְקִיעַ־) [pattern: קָטִיל]
- Firmament, sky, heavens: the concave surface on which the heavenly bodies appear to move.
- Tanach, Genesis 1:14, with translation of the King James Version:
- […] יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה […]
- […] y'hí m'orót bir'qía` hashshamáyim l'havdíl bein hayyóm uvéin halláy'lah […]
- […] Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; […]
- (mythology) Firmament: a surface separating the various levels of heaven.
- Tanach, Ezekiel 1:26, with translation of the King James Version:
- וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן־סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא […]
- umimmá`al laraqía` 'ashér `al-roshám k'mar'é 'éven-sappír d'múth kissé' […]
- And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: […]
Derived terms[edit]
- קו רקיע (káv-rakía)