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רָקִיעַ

English translation: SkyHeaven


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03:43 Jan 23, 2008
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Hebrew term or phrase: רָקִיעַ
Genesis 1:16
robert dickey
English translation:SkyHeaven
Explanation:
Without further context, these are the most common words for it.
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Shai Nave
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Local time: 09:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5SkyHeaven
Shai Nave
5 +3Firmament
judithyf


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
SkyHeaven


Explanation:
Without further context, these are the most common words for it.

Shai Nave
Israel
Local time: 09:48
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sibsab
49 mins
agree  Keren Terret
2 hrs
agree  Yaara Di Segni
3 hrs
agree  Michal Circolone
11 hrs
agree  EGB Translations
1 day11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Firmament


Explanation:
This is the term most commonly used in classical translations of Genesis, notably the King James, also the British and Foreign Bible Society

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-01-23 08:18:15 GMT)
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There is, after all, a context! The asker specifically mentioned the Book of Genesis (chapter and verse...)

judithyf
Local time: 09:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elli_fischer: the term does not correspond to any modern English equivalent. It is based on the idea that the sky is a hard dome over the Earth. Thus, 'firmament' is the best translation.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Elli
agree  EGB Translations
1 day10 hrs
  -> Thank you EGB
neutral  Sogifted: to add to Elli's note: the "dome" that was hammered, like a piece of metal. It is used and translated as the word for "sky".
1 day13 hrs
  -> Genesis 17: And God set them in the firmament of the heaven
agree  AbuTomek
8 days
  -> Thank you AbuTomek
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