Air: The atmosphere, as opposed to the higher regions of the sky
(1 Thessalonians 4:17)
(Revelation 9:2; 16:17) This word occurs once as the rendering of the Hebrew
ruah
(Job 41:16) elsewhere it is the rendering of shamaiyim,
usually translated "heavens." The expression "to speak into the air"
(1 Corinthians 14:9) is a proverb denoting to speak in vain, as to "beat the
air"
(1 Corinthians 9:26) denotes to labour in vain.
