H7538 - רָקָב (râqâb)

H7538 רָקָב (râqâb) raw-kawb'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

rottenness

Strong's Definition

decay (by caries)

Derivation: from H7537 (רָקַב);

KJV Usage: rottenness (thing).

TWOT Reference: 2213a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) rottenness, decay (always fig)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G4597

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

rottenness, decay (always fig)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָקָב râqâb BDB Definition: 1) rottenness, decay (always figuratively) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7537 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2213a Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (5)

13:28

12:4 14:30

5:12

3:16

Job 13:28

So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten... garment.

Proverbs 12:4

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Hosea 5:12

So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.