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Lexicon :: Strong's H7401 - rāḵaḵ

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רָכַךְ
Transliteration
rāḵaḵ
Pronunciation
raw-kak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2164

Strong’s Definitions

רָכַךְ râkak, raw-kak'; a primitive root; to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively:—(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7401 in the following manner: tender (2x), faint (2x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), mollified (1x), soft (1x), softer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7401 in the following manner: tender (2x), faint (2x), fainthearted (with H3824) (1x), mollified (1x), soft (1x), softer (1x).

  1. to be tender, be soft, be weak

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be tender, be weak (of heart)

        1. to be timid, be fearful

        2. to be softened, be penitent

      2. to be soft (of treacherous words)

    2. (Pual) to be softened

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to be weak

    4. (Niphal) tender

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָכַךְ râkak, raw-kak'; a primitive root; to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively:—(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.
STRONGS H7401: Abbreviations
† [רָכַךְ] verb be tender, weak, soft (Arabic bdb093902 Aramaic רְכַךְ (in derived species and derivatives), bdb093903, id.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular רַךְ 2 Kings 22:19; 2 Chronicles 34:27; 3rd person plural רַכּוּ Psalm 55:22; Imperfect יֵרַךְ (Ges§ 67p) Isaiah 7:4 +; —
1. be tender, weak, of heart :
a. be timid, fearful, || יַרֵא, Isaiah 7:4; Jeremiah 51:46; Deuteronomy 20:3.
b. be softened, penitent, || כָּנַע Niph., 2 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 34:27.
2. be soft, of treacherous words Psalm 55:22 (with מִן compare; || II. חָלַק).
Pu. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רֻכְּכָה Isaiah 1:6 it has not been softened, mollified, with oil (of wound, מַכָּךְ).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְאֵל הֵרַךְ לִבִּי Job 23:16 (Ges§ 67 v), causative of Qal 1 a.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

20:3

2 Kings

22:19; 22:19

2 Chronicles

34:27; 34:27

Job

23:16

Psalms

55:22; 55:22

Isaiah

1:6; 7:4; 7:4

Jeremiah

51:46

H7401

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7401 matches the Hebrew רָכַךְ (rāḵaḵ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:27 - because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 - God has made my heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:21 - His speech was smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:6 - From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful
at the report heard in the land,
when a report comes in one year
and afterward a report in another year,
and violence is in the land,
and ruler is against ruler.
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