Rega רֶ֫גַע

Rega (Hebrew רֶ֫גַע, Strong's H7281) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “moment”. It occurs 22 times in 22 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Rega, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 33:5
  For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”

Numbers

• Numbers 16:21
  Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
• Numbers 16:45
  Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.

Ezra

• Ezra 9:8
  And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

Job

• Job 7:18
  And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?
• Job 20:5
  That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
• Job 21:13
  They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
• Job 34:20
  In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

Psalms

• Psalm 6:10
  Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
• Psalm 30:5
  For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
• Psalm 73:19
  How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Isaiah

• Isaiah 26:20
  Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
• Isaiah 27:3
  I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
• Isaiah 47:9
  But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
• Isaiah 54:7
  For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
• Isaiah 54:8
  In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 4:20
  Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
• Jeremiah 18:7
  At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
• Jeremiah 18:9
  And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,

Lamentations

• Lamentations 4:6
  For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 26:16
  Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.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.
• Ezekiel 32:10
  Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).