BDB7929
רַךְ adjective tender, delicate, soft; — ׳ ר absolute Gen 18:7 +, construct Deut 20:8; 2Chr 13:7 feminine singular רַכָּה Deut 28:56 +; masculine plural רֵבִּים Gen 33:13 feminine plural absolute רַכּוֺת Gen 29:17; Job 40:27 —
1.
tender of flesh Gen 18:7 (
J
; בֶּןבֶּֿקָר); tender, delicate, especially in body, of
children Gen 33:13
(
J
), compare (implying weakness of undeveloped character) 2Sam 3:39, נַעַר וָרָ֑ךְ
1Chr 22:5;
1Chr 29:1, (
וְיָתִיד) רֵךְ
Prov 4:3 ('of
tenderage,' Toy, q. v.); of man ( + עָנֹג; i.e. delicately nurtured) Deut 28:54, so of woman Deut 28:56 (
+ עֲנֻגָּה), so, figurative of Babylonian, Isa 47:1 ( + id.; רַךְ
as substantive =tender (twing) Ezek 17:22 (in figurative);
delicate, weak, of eyes Gen 29:17 (
E
).
2.
רֵךְ (ה)לֵבָב
weak of heart, timid, Deut 20:8 ( + יָרֵא), 2Chr 13:7 (נַעַד).
3.
soft, of words, absolute רַכּוֺת
Job 40:27
= substantive, mild, gentle words (|| תַּחֲנוּנִים); מַעֲנֶה רַךְ
Prov 15:1
(opposed to דְּבַר עֶצֶב), לָשׁוֺן רַכָּה
Prov 25:15
.