Raqia' (רקיע) means welkin in Hebrew.
It can also mean firmament. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
welkin, firmament
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Raqia'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מה שנראה כמשטח קעור שבו קבועים ונעים גרמי השמים; שמים.
יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה.
- 2מיתולוגיהמשטח המפריד בין הרמות השונות של השמים.
וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל רֹאשָׁם כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Raqia' is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רָקִיעַ
- Written without vowel points
- רקיע
- Said
- raqia'
- Root
- ר־ק־ע
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- רְקִיעִים(לא בשימוש)
- Inflections
- ר' רְקִיעִים(לא בשימוש)
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Raqia' is said in other languages.
- English
- welkin, firmament
- Arabic
- رقيع
- Russian
- небосвод
- French
- firmament
- Spanish
- firmamento
- German
- Firmament
These words mean nearly the same as Raqia'.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Raqia'.
These words rhyme with Raqia'.
The word Raqia' is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ברקיע השביעי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Raqia' comes from the root ר־ק־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Raqia' in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Raqia'.
What does Raqia' (רקיע) mean in Hebrew?
Raqia' (רקיע) means welkin and firmament. It is said raqia', with the stress on qi.
What is a synonym for Raqia' (רקיע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Raqia' (רקיע) are מרום, שמיים, and שחק.
What is the opposite of Raqia' (רקיע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Raqia' (רקיע) are ארץ.
What rhymes with Raqia' (רקיע)?
Words that rhyme with Raqia' (רקיע) include גביע, קליע, יציע, and תקיע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רקיע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.