Word Study · Strong's H7402 · Hebrew
רָכַל
rakal
raw-kal'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râkal
“to travel for trading”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to travel for trading
Rendered in the KJV as
(spice) merchant.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ2
- רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ2
- הָרֹכְלִ֑ים1
- הָרֹכְלִ֜ים1
- וְהָרֹכְלִ֑ים1
- וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃ פ1
- רוֹכֵֽל׃1
- רֹכְלֵ֤י1
- רֹכְלֵ֖י1
- רֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙1
- רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְ1
- רֹכְלִ֖ים1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- [were] traders your5
- [the] traders of2
- [was] trader your2
- and the traders2
- the traders2
- [the] trader1
- a trader1
- traders1
- traders your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular6
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrmpc/Sp2fs · 6
- HC/Td/Vqrmpa · 2
- HTd/Vqrmpa · 2
- HVqrfsc/Sp2fs · 2
- HVqrmpc · 2
- HVqrfsa · 1
- HVqrmpa · 1
- HVqrmsa · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel11 of 17 · 65%
- Nehemiah3 of 17 · 18%
- 1 Kings1 of 17 · 6%
- Song of Solomon1 of 17 · 6%
- Nahum1 of 17 · 6%
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:31וְהָרֹכְלִ֑יםveharokhelimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNext to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.here: and the traders
- Nehemiah 3:32וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃ פveharokhelimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.here: and the traders
- Nehemiah 13:20הָרֹכְלִ֜יםharokhelimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralOnce or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,here: the traders
Ezekiel11 occurrences
- Ezekiel 17:4רֹכְלִ֖יםrokhelimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralHe plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.here: traders
- Ezekiel 27:3רֹכֶ֙לֶת֙rokheletverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularTell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’here: [the] trader
- Ezekiel 27:13רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְrokhelayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularJavan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.here: [were] traders your
- Ezekiel 27:15רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְrokhelayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularThe men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.here: [were] traders your
- Ezekiel 27:17רֹכְלָ֑יִךְrokhelayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularJudah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.here: [were] traders your
- Ezekiel 27:20רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְrokhaltekhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularDedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.here: [was] trader your
- Ezekiel 27:22רֹכְלֵ֤יrokheleiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.here: [the] traders of
- Ezekiel 27:22רֹכְלָ֑יִךְrokhelayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularThe merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.here: [were] traders your
- Ezekiel 27:23רֹכְלֵ֖יrokheleiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.here: [the] traders of
- Ezekiel 27:23רֹכַלְתֵּֽךְ׃rokhaltekhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularHaran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.here: [was] trader your
- Ezekiel 27:24רֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙rokhelayikhverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularIn your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.here: [were] traders your