Word Study · Strong's H7543 · Hebrew
רָקַח
raqach
raw-kakh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râqach
“to perfume”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to perfume
Rendered in the KJV as
apothecary, compound, make (ointment), prepare, spice.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- רוֹקֵ֑חַ2
- וְהַרְקַח֙1
- יִרְקַ֣ח1
- מְרֻקָּחִ֖ים1
- רֹקֵ֑חַ1
- רֹקֵֽחַ׃ פ1
- רֹקְחֵ֥י1
How it is rendered · 5
- a perfumer4
- [were those who] mixed1
- and mix1
- he will mix1
- mixed1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrmsa · 4
- HC/Vhv2ms · 1
- HVPsmpa · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
- HVqrmpc · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus4 of 8 · 50%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 8 · 13%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 8 · 13%
- Ecclesiastes1 of 8 · 13%
- Ezekiel1 of 8 · 13%
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Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 30:25רֹקֵ֑חַrokeachverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularPrepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.here: a perfumer
- Exodus 30:33יִרְקַ֣חyirkachverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”here: he will mix
- Exodus 30:35רוֹקֵ֑חַrokeachverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularand make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.here: a perfumer
- Exodus 37:29רֹקֵֽחַ׃ פrokeachverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularHe also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.here: a perfumer