רָקַע (râqaʻ) — Beat
Hebrew word study: רָקַע (râqaʻ), Strong's H7554. to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
KJV translation words: beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
Strong's H7554 is tagged on 11 words in 11 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 39:3 and last appears in Ezekiel 25:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 11)
- Exodus 39:3 — וַיְרַקְּעוּ — and they hammered out
- Numbers 16:39 — וַיְרַקְּעוּם — and people beat out them
- 2 Samuel 22:43 — אֶרְקָעֵם — I beat out them
- Job 37:18 — תַּרְקִיעַ — will you spread out
- Psalms 136:6 — לְרֹקַע — to one who spread out
- Isaiah 40:19 — יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ — he will overlay it
- Isaiah 42:5 — רֹקַע — who spread out
- Isaiah 44:24 — רֹקַע — who spread out
- Jeremiah 10:9 — מְרֻקָּע — beaten
- Ezekiel 6:11 — וּרְקַע — and stamp
- Ezekiel 25:6 — וְרַקְעֲךָ — and stamping you
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7549 רָקִיעַ (râqîyaʻ), H7555 רִקֻּעַ (riqquaʻ).
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What does râqaʻ (H7554) mean?
To pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal).
How is H7554 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7554 as: beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch..
How often does רָקַע (râqaʻ) appear?
Strong's H7554 is tagged on 11 words in 11 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 39:3 and last appears in Ezekiel 25:6.
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