rakak (H7401) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H7401

רָכַךְ

rakakraw-kak'

to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively

1890 spelling: râkak

Gematria 240· 720 mispar gadol

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively

Rendered in the KJV as

(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

רַךְ־2
הֵרַ֣ךְ1
יֵרַ֣ךְ1
יֵרַ֔ךְ1
יֵרַ֤ךְ1
רַכּ֖וּ1
רֻכְּכָ֖ה1

How it is rendered · 7

it was soft2
be timid1
he has made faint1
it be weak1
it has been softened1
it should be weak1
they were soft1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular2
verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular2
verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVqj3ms · 2
HVqp3ms · 2
HVhp3ms · 1
HVPp3fs · 1
HVqi3ms · 1
HVqp3cp · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Isaiah2 of 8 · 25%
Deuteronomy1 of 8 · 13%
2 Kings1 of 8 · 13%
2 Chronicles1 of 8 · 13%
Job1 of 8 · 13%

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 20:3יֵרַ֣ךְyerakhverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularsaying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.here: be timid

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 22:19רַךְ־rakh-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularbecause your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.here: it was soft

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 34:27רַךְ־rakh-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularbecause your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.here: it was soft

Job1 occurrence

Job 23:16הֵרַ֣ךְherakhverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularGod has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.here: he has made faint

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 55:21רַכּ֖וּrakuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralHis speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.here: they were soft

Isaiah2 occurrences

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 51:46יֵרַ֤ךְyerakhverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularDo not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year— and then another the next year— of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.here: it should be weak

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