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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7537 - רָקַב

Transliteration

râqab

Phonetics

raw-kab'

Root Word (Etymology)

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

2213

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) (Qal) to rot

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

NAS (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

HCS (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

BSB (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

ESV (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

WEB (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2793) b q r (רקב RQB) AC: Decay CO: ? AB: ?

V) b q r (רקב RQB) - Decay: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) rot - Strongs: H7537 (רָקַב)

N^m) b q r (רקב RQB) - Decay: KJV (5): rotten - Strongs: H7538 (רָקָב)

j^m) n f b q r (רקבונ RQBWN) - Decay: KJV (1): rotten - Strongs: H7539 (רִקָּבוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[רָקֵב] verb rot (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic רקב in derivatives ); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְקַב Isaiah 40:20 (of tree); figurative שֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָ֑ב Proverbs 10:7 (Krochm and others יוּקָ֑ב be cursed, √ קבב, compare Toy).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָקַב fut. יִרְקַב to rot, to decay (used of wood), Isaiah 40:20. Metaph. Proverbs 10:7 comp. the Rabbinic phrase, “rottenness comes up upon his name.” Hence

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List of Word Forms

יִרְקַ֖ב יִרְקָֽב׃ ירקב ירקב׃ yir·qaḇ yir·qāḇ yirKav yirqaḇ yirqāḇ