Lexicon :: Strong's H7538 - rāqāḇ

רָקָב
Transliteration
rāqāḇ
Pronunciation
raw-kawb'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָקַב (H7537)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2213a

Strong’s Definitions

רָקָב râqâb, raw-kawb'; from H7537; decay (by caries):—rottenness (thing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7538 in the following manner: rottenness (4x), rotten thing (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7538 in the following manner: rottenness (4x), rotten thing (1x).

  1. rottenness, decay (always fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָקָב râqâb, raw-kawb'; from H7537; decay (by caries):—rottenness (thing).
STRONGS H7538: Abbreviations
† רָקָב noun [masculine] rottenness, decay (always figurative); — ר׳ absolute; apparently of ravages of worm, in בֵּית יְהוּדָה, in figure Hosea 5:12 (|| עָשׁ), compare Job 13:28 (|| id.); elsewhere of decay of bones, caries (in figurative), בְּעַצְמ׳ ר׳ Habakkuk 3:16; Proverbs 12:4, construct רְקֵב עַצְמ׳ Proverbs 14:30.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

13:28

Proverbs

12:4; 14:30

Hosea

5:12

Habakkuk

3:16