H7554 — רָקַע

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

Hebrewraqaverb-stemOccurrences: 11TWOT: 2217

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7554
Word:	רָקַע
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	raqa
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (raw-kah') v.
Meaning:	1. to pound the earth (as a sign of passion) 2. (by analogy) to expand (by hammering) 3. (by implication) to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
KJV Renderings:	beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.

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[רָקַע] verb beat, stamp, beat out, spread out (Late Hebrew id.; Hiph`il, Aramaic רְקַע Aph`el, both spread out, and derivatives; Syriac [untranscribed source text 5177] press down (Luke 6:38 ᵑ6 ), spread out, also consolidate; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5178] patch, put on a patch, repair, compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5179] patch, [untranscribed source text 5180] swaddling-bands, Schw^{Idioticon 90}; Phoenician מרקע platter, or bowl, of gold CIS^{i.
90, 1}); —

Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix אֶרְקָעֵם 2Sam 22:43 I will stamp them down (probably gloss to אֲדִקֵּם preceding, of. Bae^{Ps 18:43}); Imperative רְקַע בְּדַגְלְךָ Ezek 6:11 beat (stamp) with thy foot, in token of contemptuous pleasure, compare Da (|| הַכֵּה בְכַפְּךָ); so Infinitive construct suffix רַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל Ezek 25:6 (|| מַחְאֲךָ יָד); Participle active as substantive construct (Ges^{«GKC:65d»§
65d}) רֹקַע הָאָרֶץ (i.e. ׳ י) he that (beateth out) spreadeth out the earth Isa 42:5, רֹקַע ׳ הַא Isa 44:24, ׳ רוֺקַע הָא Ps 136:6.

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ Isa 40:19 a goldsmith with gold over-layeth it (literally beateth it out 3 masculine plural וַיְרַקְּעוּ אֶתֿ פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב Exod 39:3 they beat out the plates of gold; suffix וַיְרִקְּעוּם צִפּוּי Num 17:4 they beat them out as plating.

Pu`al Participle כֶּסֶף מְרֻקָּ֑ע Jer 10:9 silver beaten out.

Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֺ לִשְׁחָקִים Job 37:18 canst thou make with (= like) him a spreading for clouds (spread out clouds; cf, רָקִיעַ)?

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