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Lexicon :: Strong's H7401 - rāḵaḵ

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רָכַךְ
Transliteration
rāḵaḵ
Pronunciation
raw-kak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2164

Strong’s Definitions

רָכַךְ râkak, raw-kak'; a primitive root; to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively:—(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7401 in the following manner: tender (2x), faint (2x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), mollified (1x), soft (1x), softer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7401 in the following manner: tender (2x), faint (2x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), mollified (1x), soft (1x), softer (1x).

  1. to be tender, be soft, be weak

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be tender, be weak (of heart)

        1. to be timid, be fearful

        2. to be softened, be penitent

      2. to be soft (of treacherous words)

    2. (Pual) to be softened

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to be weak

    4. (Niphal) tender

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָכַךְ râkak, raw-kak'; a primitive root; to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively:—(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.
STRONGS H7401: Abbreviations
† [רָכַךְ] verb be tender, weak, soft (Arabic bdb093902 Aramaic רְכַךְ (in derived species and derivatives), bdb093903, id.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular רַךְ 2 Kings 22:19; 2 Chronicles 34:27; 3rd person plural רַכּוּ Psalm 55:22; Imperfect יֵרַךְ (Ges§ 67p) Isaiah 7:4 +; —
1. be tender, weak, of heart :
a. be timid, fearful, || יַרֵא, Isaiah 7:4; Jeremiah 51:46; Deuteronomy 20:3.
b. be softened, penitent, || כָּנַע Niph., 2 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 34:27.
2. be soft, of treacherous words Psalm 55:22 (with מִן compare; || II. חָלַק).
Pu. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רֻכְּכָה Isaiah 1:6 it has not been softened, mollified, with oil (of wound, מַכָּךְ).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְאֵל הֵרַךְ לִבִּי Job 23:16 (Ges§ 67 v), causative of Qal 1 a.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

20:3

2 Kings

22:19; 22:19

2 Chronicles

34:27; 34:27

Job

23:16

Psalms

55:22; 55:22

Isaiah

1:6; 7:4; 7:4

Jeremiah

51:46

H7401

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7401 matches the Hebrew רָכַךְ (rāḵaḵ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - “And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, you are drawing near to the battle against your enemies today. Do not let your heart be faint H7401. Do not be afraid, nor be alarmed, nor be in dread before them,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - because your heart was soft H7401 and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become an object of horror, and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - because your heart was soft H7401 and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 -

“It is God who has made my heart faint H7401,

And the Almighty who has dismayed me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:21 -

His [fn]speech was smoother than butter,

But his heart was war;

His words were softer H7401 than oil,

Yet they were drawn swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:6 -

From the sole of the foot even to the head

There is nothing sound in it,

Only bruises, wounds, and raw wounds,

Not pressed out, not bandaged,

Not softened H7401 with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - and say to him, ‘Take care and stay quiet, have no fear and do not be fainthearted H7401 because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands, on account of the burning anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 -

“Now lest your heart grow H7401 faint H7401,

And you fear the report that will be heard in the land—

For the report will come [fn]one year,

And after that [fn]another report in [fn]another year,

And violence will be in the land

With ruler against ruler—

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