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Lexicon :: Strong's H7390 - raḵ

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רַךְ
Transliteration
raḵ
Pronunciation
rak
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2164a

Strong’s Definitions

רַךְ rak, rak; from H7401; tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak:—faint(-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H7390 in the following manner: tender (9x), soft (3x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), one (1x), weak (1x), tenderhearted (with H3824) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H7390 in the following manner: tender (9x), soft (3x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), one (1x), weak (1x), tenderhearted (with H3824) (1x).

  1. tender, soft, delicate, weak

    1. tender, delicate (of flesh)

    2. weak of heart, timid

    3. soft (of words)

      1. gentle words (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רַךְ rak, rak; from H7401; tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak:—faint(-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.
STRONGS H7390: Abbreviations
† רַךְ adjective tender, delicate, soft; — ר׳ absolute Genesis 18:7 +, construct Deuteronomy 20:8; 2 Chronicles 13:7; feminine singular רַכָּה Deuteronomy 28:56 +; masculine plural רֵבִּים Genesis 33:13; feminine plural absolute רַכּוֺת Genesis 29:17; Job 40:27; —
1. tender of flesh Genesis 18:7 (J; בֶּןבֶּֿקָר); tender, delicate, especially in body, of children Genesis 33:13 (J), compare (implying weakness of undeveloped character) 2 Samuel 3:39, נַעַר וָרָ֑ךְ 1 Chronicles 22:5; 1 Chronicles 29:1, (וְיָתִיד) רֵךְ Proverbs 4:3 ('of tenderage,' Toy, which see); of man (+ עָנֹג; i.e. delicately nurtured) Deuteronomy 28:54, so of woman Deuteronomy 28:56 (+ עֲנֻגָּה), so, figurative of Babylonian, Isaiah 47:1 (+ id.; רַךְ as substantive = tender (twig) Ezekiel 17:22 (in figurative); delicate, weak, of eyes Genesis 29:17 (E).
2. רֵךְ (ה)לֵבָב weak of heart, timid, Deuteronomy 20:8 (+ יָרֵא), 2 Chronicles 13:7 (נַעַד).
3. soft, of words, absolute רַכּוֺת Job 40:27 = substantive, mild, gentle words (|| תַּחֲנוּנִים); מַעֲנֶה רַךְ Proverbs 15:1 (opposed to דְּבַר עֶצֶב), לָשׁוֺן רַכָּה Proverbs 25:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:7; 18:7; 29:17; 29:17; 33:13; 33:13

Deuteronomy

20:8; 20:8; 28:54; 28:56; 28:56

2 Samuel

3:39

1 Chronicles

22:5; 29:1

2 Chronicles

13:7; 13:7

Proverbs

4:3; 15:1; 25:15

Isaiah

47:1

Ezekiel

17:22

H7390

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7390 matches the Hebrew רַךְ (raḵ),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:7 - Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:17 - Leah had weak[fn] eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:13 - But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:54

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:54 - Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:56

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:56 - The most gentle and sensitive woman among you—so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot—will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:1 - Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:3 - Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:3 - For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:1 - A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15 - Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:1 - “Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians.[fn] No more will you be called tender or delicate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:22 - “ ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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