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suÌ‚r´k'l: Is used with reference to the vault of the heavens (הוּג, huÌ„gh) in , and in a similar sense in The Wisdom of Solomon 13:2 (Revised Version margin), “circle of stars†(κυÌκλος ἀÌστÏων, kuÌklos aÌstroÌ„n). It is also used in the sense of surrounding territory, as in the expression “circle of Jordan†( the Revised Version, margin). See also CICCAR; ASTRONOMY, III, 1.