nNoun from same word group as verb ÔraqaÕ (uqr)
nThe standard dictionary of Brown, Driver and Briggs translates the verb
as Ôbeat, stamp, beat outÕ and Ôspread out.Õ
nFrom this it is commonly argued that the Bible pictures the sky as
something solid which has been Ôspread out by
beating.Õ
nThe verb is used eleven times in the Bible.