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Lexicon :: Strong's H7538 - rāqāḇ

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רָקָב
Transliteration
rāqāḇ
Pronunciation
raw-kawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2213a

Strong’s Definitions

רָקָב râqâb, raw-kawb'; from H7537; decay (by caries):—rottenness (thing).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7538 in the following manner: rottenness (4x), rotten thing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7538 in the following manner: rottenness (4x), rotten thing (1x).
  1. rottenness, decay (always fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָקָב râqâb, raw-kawb'; from H7537; decay (by caries):—rottenness (thing).
STRONGS H7538: Abbreviations
רָקָב noun [masculine] rottenness, decay (always figurative); — ר׳ absolute; apparently of ravages of worm, in בֵּית יְהוּדָה, in figure Hosea 5:12 (|| עָשׁ), compare Job 13:28 (|| id.); elsewhere of decay of bones, caries (in figurative), בְּעַצְמ׳ ר׳ Habakkuk 3:16; Proverbs 12:4, construct רְקֵב עַצְמ׳ Proverbs 14:30.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

13:28

Proverbs

12:4; 14:30

Hosea

5:12

Habakkuk

3:16

H7538

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7538 matches the Hebrew רָקָב (rāqāḇ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:28 -
Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 -
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:30 -
A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;
But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:12 - Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:16 -
I heard, and my body trembled,
My lips quivered at the voice;
Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place;
Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble,
For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.
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