Lexicon :: Strong's H7554 - rāqaʿ

רָקַע

Transliteration

rāqaʿ

Pronunciation

raw-kah'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2217

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רָקַע râqaʻ, raw-kah'; a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal):—beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H7554 in the following manner: spread... (6x), stamp (2x), stretch (1x), beat (1x), made broad (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H7554 in the following manner: spread... (6x), stamp (2x), stretch (1x), beat (1x), made broad (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch
1. (Qal)
  1. to stamp, beat out
  2. one who beats out (participle)
2. (Piel) to overlay, beat out (for plating)
3. (Pual) beaten out (participle)
4. (Hiphil) to make a spreading (of clouds)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7554: Abbreviations

† [רָקַע] verb beat, stamp, beat out, spread out (Late Hebrew id.; Hiph., Aramaic רְקַע Aph`el, both spread out, and derivatives; Syriac press down (Luke 6:38 ), spread out, also consolidate; Arabic patch, put on a patch, repair, compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic patch, swaddling-bands, Schw^{Idioticon 90}; Phoenician מרקע platter, or bowl, of gold CIS^{i. 90, 1}); —
Qal Imperfect 1st person singular suffix אֶרְקָעֵם 2 Samuel 22:43 I will stamp them down (probably gloss to אֲדִקֵּם preceding, of. Bae^{Ps 18:43}); Imperative רְקַע בְּדַגְלְךָ Ezekiel 6:11 beat (stamp) with thy foot, in token of contemptuous pleasure, compare Da (|| בְכַפְּךָ הַכֵּה); so Infinitive construct suffix רַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל Ezekiel 25:6 (|| מַחְאֲךָ יָד); Participle active as substantive construct (Ges^{§ 65 d}) רֹקַע הָאָרֶץ (i.e. י׳) he that (beateth out) spreadeth out the earth Isaiah 42:5, רֹקַע הַא׳ Isaiah 44:24, רוֺקַע הָא׳ Psalm 136:6.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ Isaiah 40:19 a goldsmith with gold over-layeth it (literally beateth it out 3rd person masculine plural אֶת־ וַיְרַקְּעוּ הַזָּהָב פַּחֵי Exodus 39:3 they beat out the plates of gold; suffix צִפּוּי וַיְרַקְּעוּם Numbers 17:4 they beat them out as plating.
Pu. Participle כֶּסֶף מְרֻקָּ֑ע Jeremiah 10:9 silver beaten out.
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

39:3

Numbers

17:4

2 Samuel

22:43

Job

37:18

Psalms

18:43; 136:6

Isaiah

40:19; 42:5; 44:24

Jeremiah

10:9

Ezekiel

6:11; 25:6

Luke

6:38

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H7554 matches the Hebrew רָקַע (rāqaʿ),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 39:3

Exo 39:3 - And they did beat^H7554 the gold^H2091 into^H854 thin plates,^H6341 and cut^H7112 it into wires,^H6616 to work^H6213^H8432 it in the blue,^H8504 and in the purple,^H713 and in the scarlet,^H8144^H8438 and in the fine linen,^H8336 with cunning^H2803 work.^H4639

Num 16:39

Num 16:39 - And Eleazar^H499 the priest^H3548 took^H3947 the brasen^H5178 censers,^H4289 wherewith they that were burnt^H8313 had offered;^H7126 and they were made broad^H7554 plates for a covering^H6826 of the altar:^H4196

2Sa 22:43

2Sa 22:43 - Then did I beat^H7833 them as small as the dust^H6083 of the earth,^H776 I did stamp^H1854 them as the mire^H2916 of the street,^H2351 and did spread them abroad.^H7554

Job 37:18

Job 37:18 - Hast thou with him spread out^H7554 the sky,^H7834 which is strong,^H2389 and as a molten^H3332 looking glass?^H7209

Psa 136:6

Psa 136:6 - To him that stretched out^H7554 the earth^H776 above the waters:^H4325 for his mercy^H2617 endureth for ever.^H5769

Isa 40:19

Isa 40:19 - The workman^H2796 melteth^H5258 a graven image,^H6459 and the goldsmith^H6884 spreadeth^H7554 it over with gold,^H2091 and casteth^H6884 silver^H3701 chains.^H7577

Isa 42:5

Isa 42:5 - Thus saith^H559 God^H410 the LORD,^H3068 he that created^H1254 the heavens,^H8064 and stretched them out;^H5186 he that spread forth^H7554 the earth,^H776 and that which cometh out^H6631 of it; he that giveth^H5414 breath^H5397 unto the people^H5971 upon it, and spirit^H7307 to them that walk^H1980 therein:

Isa 44:24

Isa 44:24 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 thy redeemer,^H1350 and he that formed^H3335 thee from the womb,^H990 I am the LORD^H3068 that maketh^H6213 all things; that stretcheth forth^H5186 the heavens^H8064 alone; that spreadeth abroad^H7554 the earth^H776 by myself;

Jer 10:9

Jer 10:9 - Silver^H3701 spread into plates^H7554 is brought^H935 from Tarshish,^H8659 and gold^H2091 from Uphaz,^H210 the work^H4639 of the workman,^H2796 and of the hands^H3027 of the founder:^H6884 blue^H8504 and purple^H713 is their clothing:^H3830 they are all the work^H4639 of cunning^H2450 men.

Eze 6:11

Eze 6:11 - Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Smite^H5221 with thine hand,^H3709 and stamp^H7554 with thy foot,^H7272 and say,^H559 Alas^H253 for all the evil^H7451 abominations^H8441 of the house^H1004 of Israel!^H3478 for they shall fall^H5307 by the sword,^H2719 by the famine,^H7458 and by the pestilence.^H1698

Eze 25:6

Eze 25:6 - For thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Because thou hast clapped^H4222 thine hands,^H3027 and stamped^H7554 with the feet,^H7272 and rejoiced^H8055 in heart^H5315 with all thy despite^H7589 against the land^H127 of Israel;^H3478

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