Strong's Lexicon

H7540

H7540 — רָקַד

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

Hebrewraqadverb-stemOccurrences: 9TWOT: 2214

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7540
Word:רָקַד
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:raqad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:raw-kad'
Meaning:1. (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
KJV Renderings:dance, jump, leap, skip.

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רָקַד verb skip about (Late Hebrew Pi`el, Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; so Aramaic רְקַד Pa`el, [untranscribed source text 5171] Pa`el; Assyrian ra‡âdu , skip, dance;, Arabic [untranscribed source text 5172] IX. run with leaps and bounds, [untranscribed source text 5173] leaping up briskly); —

Qal skip about, Perfect 3 masculine plural רָֽקְדוּ Ps 114:4 (of mountains, כְּאֵילִים); Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּרְקְדוּ Ps 114:6 (id.; both of Sinai quaking at law-giving); Infinitive construct עֵת רְקוֺד Eccl 3:4 a time to mourn (סְפֹד), and a time to skip about (gaily).
Pi`el dance, leap: Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְרַקְּדוּ Isa 13:21 (of שְׂעִירִים); יְרַקֵּר֑וּן Job 21:11 (of children; merrily), Joel 2:5(of locusts); Participle מְרַקֵּד 1Chr 15:29 (of David; = מְכַרְכֵּר, מְפַזֵּז, in || 2Sam 6:14; 2Sam 6:16); feminine singular מְרַקֵּדָה Nah 3:2 (of jolting chariots); in 2Sam 6:21 a insert אֲרַקֵּד I will dance, after ׳ לִפְנֵי י, ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu HPS (מְרַקֵּד).
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיַּרְקִידֵם Ps 29:6 he (׳ י) made them skip like calves (trees, by lightning).


רַקָּה see I. רקק . רַקּוֺן see II. רקק .


Other Resources

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

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