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641 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1083.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the firmament; but it is more pleasant and profitable when the gospel shines in the heart. Note, As light was the first-born of the first creation, so it is in the …
642 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1160.8 (Matthew Henry)
… the firmament, here called the heavens (as it is also Genesis 1:8 ), and others, under the firmament, gathered together unto one place; there were then both sea and …
643 Nave’s Topical Index, Firmament.1
Firmament
644 Nave’s Topical Index, Firmament.3
Firmament, The expanse above the earth Genesis 1:6; Psalm 19:1; Daniel 12:3;
645 Strong’s Hebrew Concordance, p. RAQIYA`.2 (James Strong)
firmament Genesis 1:6 Genesis 1:7 Genesis 1:8 Genesis 1:14 Genesis 1:15 Genesis 1:17 Genesis 1:20 Psalms 19:1 Psalms 150:1 Ezekiel 1:22 Ezekiel 1:23 Ezekiel 1:25 Ezekiel 1:26 Ezekiel 10:1 Daniel 12:3
646 Thompson Chain Reference, Firmament.1
Firmament
647 Thompson Chain Reference, Firmament.2
Firmament, Firmament Genesis 1:6; Psalms 19:1; Ezekiel 1:22; Daniel 12:3 ;
648 Torrey’s Topical Index, Stars, The.5
Stars, The, Shine in the firmament of heaven Daniel 12:3;
649 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. בָּדַל.2
… ; subj. firmament sq. בֵּין … לְ Gn 1:6 (all in P’s source); Ex 26:33 of the פָּרֹכֶת in tab., sq. בֵּין … וּבֵין … לָכֶם; of iniquities, separating men from God בֵּין … לְבֵין Is …
650 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. זָהַר.2
… the firmament (‖ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד ).
651 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. לְ.2
… the firmament לְהָאִיר וְלִמְשֹׁל … וּלְהַבְדִּיל to give light …, and to rule …, and to divide, etc., 2:15 set him in the garden לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ to till …
652 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. נָטָה.2
… of firmament in Ezek.’s vision Ez 1:22. 3. Bend, turn, incline: a. intrans., of wady Nu 21:15 (JE; c. לְ ); turn aside, of Balaam’s ass 22:23 (מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ), v 33 (מִפָּנַי), cf. v 33 (לְפָנַי …
653 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. עֹז.2
… mighty firmament (De Hup Kau al.; Ki AV RV Che the f. of his power, where his power dwells); בְּכָל־עֹז with all one’s might 2 S 6:14 = 1 Ch 13:8, + 2 Ch 30:21 (where so read, for MT …
654 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. פָּנֶה.2
… the firmament of heaven, viz. as looked up to from below, i.e. between the firmament and the earth. ( e ) with vbs. implying direction, over towards, Gn 18:16 וישׁקף על …
655 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. רָקִיעַ.2
… , or ‘firmament,’ regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting ‘waters’ above it, Gn 1:6, 7 (×3), 8 (called שָׁמַיִם; all P), ψ 19:2 (‖ הַשָּׁמַיִם ), זֹהַר הָר׳ Dn 12:3; also הַשָּׁמַיִם …
657 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Firmament.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Firmament — from the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation of the Hebrew raki˒a. This word means simply “expansion.” It denotes the space or expanse …
658 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heaven.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
(a) The firmament, as “fowls of the heaven” ( Genesis 2:19; Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:23; Psalm 8:8, etc.), “the eagles of heaven” ( Lamentations 4:19 ), etc.
659 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heaven.10 (Matthew G. Easton)
(d) Heb. shahak, rendered “sky” ( Deuteronomy 33:26; Job 37:18; Psalm 18:11 ), plural “clouds” ( Job 35:5; Job 36:28; Psalm 68:34, marg. “heavens”), means probably the firmament.
660 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heaven.11 (Matthew G. Easton)
(e) Heb. rakia is closely connected with (d), and is rendered “firmamentum” in the Vulgate, whence our “firmament” ( Genesis 1:6; Deuteronomy 33:26, etc.), regarded as a solid expanse.