Rakhal רָכַל

Rakhal (Hebrew רָכַל, Strong's H7402) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to trade”. It occurs 17 times in 15 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 Rakhal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 10:15
  Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 3:31
  After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
• Nehemiah 3:32
  And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
• Nehemiah 13:20
  So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 3:6
  Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 17:4
  He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
• Ezekiel 27:3
  And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
• Ezekiel 27:13
  Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
• Ezekiel 27:15
  The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
• Ezekiel 27:17
  Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
• Ezekiel 27:20
  Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
• Ezekiel 27:22
  The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
• Ezekiel 27:23
  Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
• Ezekiel 27:24
  These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.

Nahum

• Nahum 3:16
  Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.

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).