firmament

noun (firmaments)

«firmament» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

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

In the lessons

in poems and fairy tales, the heavens above the earth, often full of stars

Examples

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 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.

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 →

Note

nothing for maths

Early Modern English

Meaning

the sky or heavens, especially the sky full of stars. tree →

Then and now

An old word, now mostly found in poetry or old books; today we say sky.

Examples

And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
A falling star shone in the dark firmament. (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, (Torah GEN.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: sky.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «firmament» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «firmament» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«firmament» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «firmament» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«firmament» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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