raqab (H7537) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H7537

רָקַב

raqabraw-kab'

to decay (as by worm-eating)

1890 spelling: râqab

Gematria 302

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to decay (as by worm-eating)

Rendered in the KJV as

rot.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

יִרְקַ֖ב1
יִרְקָֽב׃1

How it is rendered · 1

it will rot2

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

How it parses · 1

verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular2

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HVqi3ms · 2

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Proverbs1 of 2 · 50%
Isaiah1 of 2 · 50%

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Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 10:7יִרְקָֽב׃yirkavverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.here: it will rot

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 40:20יִרְקַ֖בyirkavverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularTo one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?here: it will rot

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