Isn't the word "FIRNAMENT" an exemplar expression of "Onomatopoeia" . . .

[bozo de niro]

Historically equivalent to "FIRE" in the "HEAVENS?

And if so, doesn't it suggest that the most primitive of primates must have known that all the twinkles in the heavens must be tiny solar flares not unlike our own Sun?

https://media-manager.starsinsider.com/gallery/1080/na_6501f22c3bf28.jpg

[bozo de niro]

"FIRES" (as in plural") in the "HEAVENS?

[Ross Clark]

No. It's related to "firm".

[bozo de niro]

When I first heard the word "FIRNAMENT", something registered in my skull akin to "fire" and I didn't know what it was or why until just now!

And it's because the word "FIRNAMENT" was suggestive of the word "FURNACE"! -- And now you're gonna tell me there's absolutely no

association other than the serendipity sounds and alliteration of the two syllables "Firn" and "Furn", arentcha -- ARENTCHA!!!

[Peter T. Daniels]

On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 9:59:20 PM UTC-4, bozo de niro wrote:
> On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:16:06 AM UTC-7, Ross Clark wrote:
> > On 16/09/2023 3:33 p.m., bozo de niro wrote:
> > > Historically equivalent to "FIRE" in the "HEAVENS?
> > >
> > > And if so, doesn't it suggest that the most primitive of primates must have known that all the twinkles in the heavens must be tiny solar flares not unlike our own Sun?
> > > https://media-manager.starsinsider.com/gallery/1080/na_6501f22c3bf28.jpg
> > No. It's related to "firm".
>
> When I first heard the word "FIRNAMENT", something registered in my skull akin to "fire" and I didn't know what it was or why until just now!

Look _very_ closely at the spelling. The actual spelling, not what
you've been typing.

[Bebercito]

"Firnament" evokes a portmanteau word composed of "fir" and "ornament"
and could designate e.g. a christmas ball.

[Chris Elvidge]

Just to clear things up a bit

firnament
Word not found in the Dictionary and Encyclopedia.
Did you mean:

Furniment

firmament




--
Chris Elvidge, England
I WILL NOT SAY "SPRINGFIELD" JUST TO GET APPLAUSE

[bozo de niro]

Excuse me but if you're going to give a lesson, give a lesson, don't turn it into a quiz or guessing game.
When you say Look _very_ closely at the spelling, the actual spelling, not what you've been typing,
the least you can do is tell me WHAT THE ACTUAL DAMN SPELLING IS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Sincerely yours,

Typo Extraordinaire,

Bozo de Niro

[bozo de niro]

[bozo de niro]

I apparently bespoke a malaprop, a word that does not exist but perhaps should exist.
The word I hallucinated was apparently derived from Firmament with an i.
Firmament, Easton's Bible Dictionary - Firmament
Firmament [N] [S] from the Vulgate firmamentum,
which is used as the translation of the Hebrew raki'a .
This word simply means "expansion."
It denotes the space or expanse like an arch appearing immediately above us.
They who rendered raki'a by firmamentum regarded it as a solid body.
The language of Scripture is not scientific but popular.
Hence we read of the sun rising and setting, and also here the use of this particular word.
It is plain that it was used to denote solidity as well as expansion.
It formed a division between the waters above and the waters below ( Genesis 1:7 ).
The raki'a supported the upper reservoir ( Psalms 148:4 ).
It was the support also of the heavenly bodies ( Genesis 1:14 ),
and is spoken of as having "windows" and "doors" ( Genesis 7:11 ; Isaiah 24:18 ; Malachi 3:10 ) through which the rain and snow might descend.
But the word I "heard" was FUrnament or fUrmamentum with a u
probably because it sounded to me like it was derived from the word "FURNACE'
as in the sun being the furnace during the day and all the furnaces at night (in the Furmamentum with a u).
for all the countless little furnaces it displays at night that we call stars.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

— BdN —

[bozo de niro]

I guess I better cite credit where credit is due https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/firmament/.

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.usage.english/c/BYb3k6lapj4

[bozo de niro]

https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/firmament/

AKA yada yada yada yada yada yada yada yada...

[Thomas Joseph]

On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 9:59:20 PM UTC-4, bozo de niro wrote:

You can always google answers to most if not all the questions I've seen
you ask in here. It is pathetic Bozo. I feel for you. I am shamed. Shamed
to know that you are my best buddy but are coming apart at the seams in
a desperate bid to correspond with people you stupidly think are more
knowledgeable than yourself. This newsgroup is like all the others, or most
of them - for arguments and debates. It has to be as in most cases the
answers to most if not all of your questions can be found using a search
bar. You don't need these people, Bozo - and you know it. But you do need
their company. You need their acceptance. Why Bozo? Why?

Come on dude, get back to being Bozo - the ever evolving Bozo we
all came to know, love, and hate on occasion. It is sad to see you
reaching out to these people in the pretense of looking for their
help. Come back Bozo. Come back.

[Thomas Joseph]

Again Bozo, you simply go to the search bar - I use google - and pump in
F-I-R-M or even less and the word will pop up among others along with
the definition. It is obvious that asking the people in this group what
this or that means is just a ruse to get in with them, to become a part
of the gang even at the lowest level. You want to communicate Bozo?
Just write what you really want to write and send it into this group, or
any group, and eventually you'll come across one person who understands
and enjoys your ramblings. Please, let's cut the fraudulence Bozo.