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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).
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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 - Now Jehovah had said to Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: in one moment I will come up into the midst of thee and will consume thee. And now put off thine ornaments from thee, and I will know what I will do unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21 - Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45 - Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten 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 thou visitest him every morning, triest him every moment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5 - The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 - They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.

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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 convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5 - For a moment is passed in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:19 - How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 - Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 - I Jehovah keep it, I will water it every moment; lest any harm it, I will keep it night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 - yet these two things shall come upon thee in a moment, in one day, loss of children and widowhood; they shall come upon thee in full measure for the multitude of thy sorceries, for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 - In the outpouring of wrath have I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting loving-kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9 - And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:6 - And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - And all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling, they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonied because of thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - And I will make many peoples amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid at thee, when I brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, each one for his life, in the day of thy fall.
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