firmament

«firmament» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the sky, especially the sky full of stars and heavenly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (firmaments)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) The firmament is the sky, especially the sky full of stars and heavenly things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Creation story God makes the firmament on the second day and calls it Heaven, to divide the waters above from the waters below. Interpretation: The Hebrew word is raki'a, meaning something stretched or beaten out thin. The rabbis wondered at what the waters above were and why the sky is like a curtain. In the primary lessons: in poems and fairy tales, the heavens above the earth, often full of stars

examples

• And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, (Torah GEN.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so. (Torah GEN.1.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork; (Writings PSA.19.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the firmament of His power. (Writings PSA.150.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• For, when there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads, as they stood, they let down their wings. (Prophets EZK.1.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• A falling star shone in the dark firmament. tree →
• The whole firmament was ablaze with northern lights. tree →
• Stars filled the firmament above the hills. tree →
• The bird flew high into the firmament. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And God called the firmament Heaven.
• and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
• And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
• The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork;
• Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «firmament» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.