Limitless Word
רָקִיעַrâqîyaʻ/raw-kee'-ah/
HebrewH754917 occurrences (KJV)

properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky

KJV renders it: firmament.

Where it appears(showing the first 15 of 17)

  • Gen 1:6God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
  • Gen 1:7God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
  • Gen 1:8God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
  • Gen 1:14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
  • Gen 1:15and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
  • Gen 1:17God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,
  • Gen 1:20God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
  • Ps 19:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
  • Ps 150:1Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!
  • Ezek 1:22Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched out over their heads above.
  • Ezek 1:23Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
  • Ezek 1:25There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.
  • Ezek 1:26Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
  • Ezek 10:1Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
  • Dan 12:3Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.