Strong's Lexicon

H7401

H7401 — רָכַך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewrakakverb-stemOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2164

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7401
Word:	רָכַך
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	rakak
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	raw-kak'
Meaning:	1. to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively
KJV Renderings:	(be) faint((-hearted)), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

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[רָכַךְ] verb be tender, weak, soft (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5070] Aramaic רְכַךְ (in derived species and derivatives), [untranscribed source text 5071], id.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular רַךְ 2Kgs 22:19; 2Chr 34:27 3 plural רַכּוּ Ps 55:22 Imperfect יֵרַךְ (Ges^{«GKC:67p»§ 67p}) Isa 7:4 +; —

1. be tender, weak, of heart :

a. be timid, fearful, || יַרֵא, Isa 7:4; Jer 51:46; Deut 20:3 .

b. be softened, penitent, || כָּנַע Niph`al, 2Kgs 22:19 = 2Chr 34:27.

2. be soft, of treacherous words Ps 55:22 (with מִן compare; || II. חָלַק ).

Pu`al Perfect 3 feminine singular רֻכְּכָה Isa 1:6 it has not been softened, mollified, with oil (of wound, מַכָּךְ).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular וְאֵל הֵרַךְ לִבִּי Job 23:16 (Ges^{«GKC:67v»§ 67v}), causative of Qal 1.a.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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