Quick Definition
expanse
Strong's Definition
properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky
Derivation: from H7554 (רָקַע);
KJV Usage: firmament.
TWOT Reference: 2217a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) — expanse. 1) extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament 1a) expanse (flat as base, support) 1b) firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above) 1b1) considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · רקע
Regions Above the Earth | ≈ שָׁמַיִם
firmament, dome, vault, expanse = something like a rounded vault placed on top of the surface of the earth; separating the water on the earth from the water in the atmosphere; place where sun, moon, and stars are suspended; described in Ezekiel's vision as a structure borne by heavenly creatures, on top of which God's throne was located
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רָקִיעַ n.m. extended surface, (solid) expanse (flat) expanse
the vault of heaven, or ‘firmament,’ regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting ‘waters’ above it
base