קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ
To erect , i.e. create ; by extension, to procure , especially by purchase (causatively, sell ); by implication to own · 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) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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קָנָה H7069 to erect , i.e. create ; by extension, to procure , especially by purchase (causatively, sell ); by implication to own
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)
אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
What does קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ (qoneh shamayim va-aretz) mean in the Bible?
קָנָה · שָׁמַיִם · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "possessor of heaven and earth".
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