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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 BoxExo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the Lord said to the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and destroy you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and your ornaments, and I will shew thee what I will do to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21 - Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45 - (LXX 17:10) Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - And now our God has dealt mercifully with us, so as to leave us to escape, and to give us an establishment in the place of his sanctuary, to enlighten our eyes, and to give a little quickening in our servitude.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 - Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5 - But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 - And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 - But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - (LXX 6:11) Let all mine enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5 - (LXX 29:6) For anger is in his wrath, but life in his favour: weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy shall be in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:19 - (LXX 72:19) How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 - Go, my people, enter into thy closets, shut thy door, hide thyself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 - I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 - But now these two things shall come upon thee suddenly in one day, the loss of children and widowhood shall come suddenly upon thee, for thy sorcery, for the strength of thine enchantments,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7 - For a little while I left thee: but with great mercy will I have compassion upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 - In a little wrath I turned away my face from thee; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon thee, saith the Lord that delivers thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - for all the land is distressed: suddenly my tabernacle is distressed, my curtains have been rent asunder.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - If I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9 - And if I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation and kingdom, to rebuild and to plant it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:6 - Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been increased beyond the iniquities of Sodoma, the city that was overthrown very suddenly, and none laboured against her with their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - And all the princes of the nations of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and shall take off their crowns from their heads, and shall take off their embroidered raiment: they shall be utterly amazed; they shall sit upon the ground, and fear their own destruction, and shall groan over thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - And many nations shall mourn over thee, and their kings shall be utterly amazed, when my sword flies in their faces, as they wait for their own fall from the day of thy fall.
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