רָקִיעַ (rāqîaʿ) is a Hebrew noun meaning extended surface. It appears 17 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7549).

Also rendered

• expanse

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2217a)

Root family 2217: רָקַע rāqaʿ — stamp, spread out, stretch

• רָקַע rāqaʿ — beat
• רִקּוּעַ riqqûaʿ — expansion

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