Raqam רָקַם

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Raqam
רָקַם
Transliterationraqam
Strong's numberH7551
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto weave
Occurrences9 in 9 verses
Most frequent inExodus (8)

Raqam (Hebrew רָקַם, Strong's H7551) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to weave”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

1) to variegate, mix colours
1a) (Qal) variegator (worker in colours) (participle)
1b) (Pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven

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

Translated as

KJVneedlework (6), embroiderer (2), wrought (1)
BSBembroidered (5), embroiderers (1), was embroidered (1), embroiderer (1), i was woven together (1)

Verses

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

Exodus

Psalms

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).
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