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BHC Analysis
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basic meaning indicates that this is a structure made of an
unknown solid
material that was beaten out into a plate-like dome structure.
Therefore, our translation is "a solid
dome plate." |
Lexicon Meanings
| Holladay 347a |
(beaten, [metal]) plate,
firmament (i.e. vault of heaven,
understood as a solid dome). |
| BDB 956a |
extended surface
(solid) expanse -- 1. (flat) expanse
-- 2. the vault of heaven, or `firmament'
regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting `waters' above it (called ShAMAYIM). |
Ancient Cultural Meanings
Scientific Information
| Members of the ancient Hebrew culture believed that the
"sky" or "heaven" was a solid object, a dome that
supported a huge body of water above it. Today, when we look up at the
sky we view it as an open area, not as a solid structure. Is there
anything "up there" that resembles the description in Genesis
1 -- maybe? Science now shows us an asteroid belt that exist
between Mars and Jupiter. Could this be a remnant of a solid
beaten structure that existed at an earlier time? |
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