רָקַע

רָקַע(b. h.) (to beat, to stretch, spread. Hif. הִרְקִיעַ 1) Same. Midr. Till. to Ps. 146:5 משמתחתי … והִרְקַעְתִּי הארץוכ׳ since I stretched the heaven and spread the land (over the water), have they ever moved from their position? 2) (in enigmatic speech, denom. of רָקִיעַ) to make to look blue. Erub.53b הַרְקִיעוּ Ms. M. (ed. אַרְקִיעוּ), v. זָהָב; (Rashi: spread the glowing coals).Tosef.B. Bath. XI, 9 שהרקיע ed. Zuck., read: שהִרְקִיב.