Hebrew noun (feminine) · H7553
רִקְמָה
riqmahrik-maw'
embroidery
12 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: riqmâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7553is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 39Old Testament books
- 11spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7553
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
The King James renders it: broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
riqmah is rendered "embroidery". It stands 12 times in the Hebrew text, across four books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
Judges 5:30רִקְמָ֑ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eight of the word's twelve uses are in Ezekiel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and multicolored cloth3
- and variegated color1
- embroidered material1
- embroidered materials1
- multicolored cloth1
- multicolored cloth their1
- multicolored cloth your1
- the variegated plumage1
- to embroidered robes1
- with colorful weaving1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְרִקְמָ֔ה2
- בְּרִקְמָ֤ה1
- הָֽרִקְמָ֑ה1
- וְרִקְמָ֗ה1
- וְרִקְמָ֤ה1
- לִרְקָמוֹת֮1
- רִקְמָ֑ה1
- רִקְמָ֔ה1
- רִקְמָתַ֖יִם1
- רִקְמָתֵ֖ךְ1
- רִקְמָתָ֖ם1
The grammar of each form
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular4HC/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine singular2HNcfsa
- noun · feminine dual1HNcfda
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HNcfsc/Sp2fs
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcfsc/Sp3mp
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1HR/Ncfpa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1HR/Ncfsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HTd/Ncfsa
Judges
two uses
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- רִקְמָ֑הrikmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: embroidered material
- רִקְמָתַ֖יִםrikmatayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: embroidered materials
1 Chronicles
one use
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- וְרִקְמָ֗הverikmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and variegated color
Psalms
one use
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
- לִרְקָמוֹת֮lirkamotpreposition + noun · feminine pluraltagged: to embroidered robes
Ezekiel
eight uses
I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
- רִקְמָ֔הrikmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: multicolored cloth
So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.
- וְרִקְמָ֔הverikmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and multicolored cloth
You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.
- רִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrikmatekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: multicolored cloth your
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
- הָֽרִקְמָ֑הharikmahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the variegated plumage
All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
- רִקְמָתָ֖םrikmatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: multicolored cloth their
Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
- בְּרִקְמָ֤הberikmahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with colorful weaving
Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
- וְרִקְמָ֤הverikmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and multicolored cloth
In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.
- וְרִקְמָ֔הverikmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and multicolored cloth
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.