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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.
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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 he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:19 - “because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says 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 against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 - For God made my heart weak,
And the Almighty terrifies me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:21 - The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But 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 wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - “and say to him: ‘Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for 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 - And lest your heart faint,
And you fear for the rumor that will be heard in the land
(A rumor will come one year,
And after that, in another year
A rumor will come,
And violence in the land,
Ruler against ruler),
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