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*'''Definition''': 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 | *'''Definition''': 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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Latest revision as of 21:42, 1 August 2022
The word "firmament" occurs in the following Psalms: Psalm 19; Psalm 150
Lexical Semantics
The following information is taken from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew.
- Lexical domain(s): Universe
- Contextual domain(s): Universe
- Definition: 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
