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HebrewH7538Noun (Masculine)

רָקָב

ra.qav

5Occurrences
H7538Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

decay (by caries)

from H7537 (רָקַב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
rottenness, decay (always fig)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

רָקָב appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
2
Habakkuk
1
Hosea
1
Job
1

Key Passages

Habakkuk 3:16BSB

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 distressto come upon the people who invade us.

Hosea 5:12BSB

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

Job 13:28BSB

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

Proverbs 12:4BSB

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

Proverbs 14:30BSB

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

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.