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H7538 רָקָב (râqâb) raw-kawb'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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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:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רָקָב (ra.qav) — rottenness. rottenness, decay (always fig)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · רקב

Non-Exist

rottenness = a natural process by which certain objects slowly degenerate until they disappear

JOB 13:28 · HOS 5:12

Weak

weakness literally: rottenness (in one's bones); hence: = a state of extreme physical weakness

PRO 12:4 · PRO 14:30 · HAB 3:16

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָקָב n.[m.] rottenness, decay base

Bible Occurrences (5)

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