רקיע

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רקיע

/raːˈqiːʕ/
/rɔːˈqiːʕ/ [ʀɔːˈqiː.aʕ]
[ʀɔːˈqiː.jaʕ]
[ʀɔːˈqij.jaʕ]
[ʀɔːˈqiɟ.ɟaʕ]
/rɔˈqiʕ/ [rɔːˈɡiː.jæʕ]
[rɔːˈɡij.jæʕ]
[rɔːˈqiː.jæʕ]
[rɔːˈqij.jæʕ]
/rɒˈɢij.jæ/ [rɒˈʁij.jæ] Persian
/raˈki.aŋ/ West
/raˈqij.jaʕ/ East
/rɔˈki.a(ŋ)/
/raˈki.a(ʕ)/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`).

noun רָקִיעַ · rakía' · רְקִיעִים · רְקִיעַ־

Firmament, sky, heavens: the concave surface on which the heavenly bodies appear to move. […] יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה […]
Firmament: a surface separating the various levels of heaven. וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן־סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא […]

In English

firmament vault of the heavens — see also heavens, sky

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רקיע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}