Genesis 1:8 KJV

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Old Words

What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.

Scofield Notes

  • firmamenti.e. the expanse above, the "heaven" of the clouds. Gen 7:11; Gen 8:2.

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Cross References

  • Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Strong’s Numbers

  • And God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
  • called קָרָא qârâʼ
  • the firmament רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ
  • Heaven שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
  • And the evening עֶרֶב ʻereb
  • and the morning בֹּקֶר bôqer
  • were the second שֵׁנִי shênîy
  • day יוֹם yôwm

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