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Lexicon :: Strong's H7281 - reḡaʿ

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רֶגַע
Transliteration
reḡaʿ
Pronunciation
reh'-gah
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Part of Speech
adverb (with a preposition), masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָגַע (H7280) a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2116a

Strong’s Definitions

רֶגַע regaʻ, reh'-gah; from H7280. a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time:—instant, moment, space, suddenly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H7281 in the following manner: moment (18x), instant (2x), space (1x), suddenly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H7281 in the following manner: moment (18x), instant (2x), space (1x), suddenly (1x).
masculine noun

  1. a moment

    adverb

  2. for a moment, at one moment...at another moment

    with preposition

  3. in a moment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֶגַע regaʻ, reh'-gah; from H7280. a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time:—instant, moment, space, suddenly.
STRONGS H7281: Abbreviations
† רֶ֫גַע noun masculine a moment (Late Hebrew id.;Targum ריגעא Ecclesiastes 9:12: probably properly a movement, i.e. twinkling, of the eye; compare momentum, i.e. movimentum); — absolute ר׳, רָ֑נַע Numbers 16:21 +, plural רְגָעִים; —
a. Psalm 30:6 בְּאַפּוֹ ר׳ a moment (passes) in his anger (opposed to חיים ברצונו); Isaiah 54:7 קָטֹן בְּר׳ during a little moment
b. usually in adverb phrases: —
(a) as adverb accusative,
(α) Exodus 33:5 אֶהָד ר׳ for one moment, so ר׳ alone Isaiah 54:8; repeated Jeremiah 18:7, 9 רֶגַע ֗֗֗ רֶגַע at another moment;... at another moment;
(β) in a moment, suddenly, Psalm 6:11 יָשׁוּבוּ יֵבשׁוּ רָ֑גַע, Jeremiah 4:20; Isaiah 47:9; Job 34:20.
(b) בְּרֶגַע in a moment Job 21:13 שְׁאוֺל יַחַ֫תּוּ ובר׳ (of a quick and painless death; but see Job 34:20; Psalm 73:19: Hoffm Buhl Baer Bu Du [compare Greek Version of the LXX ἐν ἀναπαύσει, Targum בְּמַרְגּוֺעָא] take רֶגַע (or read רְגֹעַ) as substantive [√ II. רָגַע] in tranquility, of a peaceful death). So
(c) כְּר׳ Numbers 16:21 = Numbers 17:10 וַאֲכַלֶּה אֶתֵכֶם כְּרָ֑גַע, Psalm 73:19.
(d) כְּמוֺ ר׳ Lamentations 4:6.
(e) עֲדֵי רָ֑גַע while a moment lasts Job 20:5.
(f) כִּמְעַט ר׳ like the littleness of a moment = for a little moment Isaiah 26:20; Ezra 9:8.
(g) plural לִרְגָעִים by moments, at every moment, Isaiah 27:8; Ezekiel 26:16 וְחָֽרְדוּ ל׳ (so Ezekiel 32:10), Job 7:18 (|| לִבְקָרִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

33:5

Numbers

16:21; 16:21; 17:10

Ezra

9:8

Job

7:18; 20:5; 21:13; 34:20; 34:20

Psalms

30:6; 73:19; 73:19

Ecclesiastes

9:12

Isaiah

26:20; 27:8; 47:9; 54:7; 54:8

Jeremiah

4:20; 18:7; 18:9

Lamentations

4:6

Ezekiel

26:16; 32:10

H7281

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7281 matches the Hebrew רֶגַע (reḡaʿ),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people! If I should come among you for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, [penitently] take off your ornaments, so that I may know what to do with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21 - “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, so that I may consume them immediately.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45 - “Get away from among this congregation, so that I may consume them immediately.” Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces [in silence before the LORD].

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - “But now for a brief moment grace has been [shown to us] from the LORD our God, who has left us a surviving remnant and has given us a peg (secure hold) in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 -

“And that You examine him every morning

And try and test him every moment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5 -

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,

And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 -

“They fully enjoy their days in prosperity,

And so go down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) in a [peaceful] moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 -

“In a moment they die, even at midnight

The people are shaken and pass away,

And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 -

Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;

Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5 -

For His anger is but for a moment,

[fn]His favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may endure for a night,

But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:19 -

How they are destroyed in a moment!

They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 -

Come, my people, enter your chambers

And shut your doors behind you;

Hide for a little while

Until the [LORD’S] [fn]wrath is past.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 -

“I, the LORD, am its Keeper;

I water it every moment.

So that no one will harm it,

I guard it night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 -

“But these two things shall come to you abruptly, in one day:

Loss of children and widowhood.

They will come on you in full measure

In spite of your many [claims of power through your] sorceries,

In spite of the great power of your enchantments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7 -

“For a brief moment I abandoned you,

But with great compassion and mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 -

“In an outburst of wrath

I hid My face from you for a moment,

But with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,”

Says the LORD your Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 -

News of one [terrible] disaster comes close after another,

For the whole land is devastated;

Suddenly my tents are spoiled and destroyed,

My [tent] curtains [ruined] in a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - “At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9 - “Or at another time I might [suddenly] speak about a nation or kingdom that I will build up or establish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:6 -

For the [punishment of the] wickedness of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem]

Is greater than the [punishment for the] sin of Sodom,

Which was overthrown in a moment,

And no hands were turned toward her [to offer help].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - “Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones and remove their robes and take off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble again and again, and be appalled at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - “I will make many peoples appalled at you [at your judgment and your defeat], and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword [of judgment] before them; they will tremble and shudder every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your downfall.”
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