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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 - So Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; should I go up in your midst for one moment H7281, I would consume you. So now, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:21 - “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly H7281.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:45

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:45 - “[fn]Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly H7281.” Then they fell on their faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - “But now for a brief moment H7281 grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our slavery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 -

That You [fn]examine him every morning

And test him every moment H7281?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:5 -

That the shouts of joy of the wicked are short,

And the gladness of the godless momentary H7281?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 -

“They spend their days in prosperity,

And [fn]suddenly H7281 they go down to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 -

“In a moment H7281 they die, and at midnight

People are shaken and pass away,

And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 -

All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;

They shall [fn]turn back, they will suddenly H7281 be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:5 -

For His anger is but for a moment H7281,

His favor is for a lifetime;

Weeping may last for the 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 become desolate in a moment H7281!

They are completely swept away by terrors!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 -

Come, my people, enter into your rooms

And close your doors behind you;

Hide for a little [fn]while H7281

Until indignation passes by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 -

“I, Yahweh, am its keeper;

I water it every moment H7281.

Lest anyone [fn]damage it,

I keep it night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:9 -

“But these two things will come on you suddenly H7281 in one day:

Loss of children and widowhood.

They will come on you in full measure

In spite of your many sorceries,

In spite of the great might of your spells.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:7 -

“[fn]For a brief moment H7281 I forsook you,

But with great compassion I will gather you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 -

“In [fn]a flood of fury

I hid My face from you for a moment H7281,

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

Says Yahweh your Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 -

Destruction upon destruction is called out,

For the whole land is devastated;

Suddenly my tents are devastated,

My curtains in an instant H7281.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:7 - “At one moment H7281 I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to tear down, or to make it perish;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:9 - “Or at another moment H7281 I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:6 -

Vav

So the [fn]iniquity of the daughter of my people

Is greater than the [fn]sin of Sodom,

Which was overthrown as in a moment H7281,

And no hands [fn]whirled toward her.

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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, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with [fn]trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment H7281, 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 [fn]appalled at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they will tremble every moment H7281, every man for his own life, on the day of your downfall.”
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