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Genesis 1:17

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5414 set ויתן
H853   אתם
H430 And God אלהים
H7549 them in the firmament ברקיע
H8064 of the heaven השׁמים
H215 to give light להאיר
H5921 upon על
H776 the earth הארץ׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

  And
H430 God
  them
  in
  the
H7549 firmament
  of
  the
H8064 heaven
  to
  give
H215 light
H5921 upon
  the
H776 earth

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
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.