רקיע

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Hebrew

FWOTD – 10 February 2014

Etymology

Root
ר־ק־ע (r-q-ʿ)

From the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`).

Pronunciation

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Noun

רָקִיעַ • (rakía) m (plural indefinite רְקִיעִים, singular construct רְקִיעַ־) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. Firmament, sky, heavens: the concave surface on which the heavenly bodies appear to move.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:14:
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      […] 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; […]
  2. (mythology) Firmament: a surface separating the various levels of heaven.
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 1:26:
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      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

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