KJV dictionary & concordance

firmament

Meaning of “firmament”

An expanse spread out above.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

17 occurrences15 verses4 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:6

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And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Daniel 12:3 · retained source text

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightnesse of the firmament, and they that turne many to righteousnesse, as the starres for euer and euer.

1611 marginal noteOr, teachers.

1611 marginal noteMatth.13.43.

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Historical English dictionary sources

sky.

printed p. 267; PDF p. 287; Internet Archive leaf n286