הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם
Properly, to plump , i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) · the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
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כָּסָה H3680 properly, to plump , i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
שָׁמַיִם H8064 the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
What does הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם (hamkasseh shamayim) mean in the Bible?
כָּסָה · שָׁמַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to plump , i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) + the sky (as aloft ; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)". properly, to plump , i.
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