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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #7538 - רָקָב
Transliteration
râqâb
Phonetics
raw-kawb'
Origin
from (H7537)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
2213a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- rottenness, decay (always fig)
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
BSB (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
CSB (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
ESV (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
KJV (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
LEB (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
LSB (6)
Job
2
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
N95 (6)
Job
2
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
NAS (6)
Job
2
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (5)
Job
1
Proverbs
2
Hosea
1
Habakkuk
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2793) bqr (רקב RQB) AC: Decay CO: ? AB: ?
V) bqr (רקב RQB) - Decay: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) rot - Strongs: H7537 (רָקַב)
Nm) bqr (רקב RQB) - Decay: KJV (5): rotten - Strongs: H7538 (רָקָב)
jm) nfbqr (רקבונ RQBWN) - Decay: KJV (1): rotten - Strongs: H7539 (רִקָּבוֹן)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
רָקָב masc. decay of bones, Proverbs 12:4, 14:30 (metaph. used of fear pervading the bones, Habakkuk 3:16); of wood, rotten wood, Job 13:18; Hosea 5:12.
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List of Word Forms
וְכָרָקָ֖ב וּכְרָקָ֖ב וּרְקַ֖ב וכרקב ורקב כְּרָקָ֣ב כרקב רָקָ֛ב רקב kə·rā·qāḇ keraKav kərāqāḇ rā·qāḇ raKav rāqāḇ ū·ḵə·rā·qāḇ ū·rə·qaḇ ucheraKav ūḵərāqāḇ ureKav ūrəqaḇ vecharaKav wə·ḵā·rā·qāḇ wəḵārāqāḇ