Ratach רָתַח
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| רָתַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ratach |
| Strong's number | H7570 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to boil |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Ratach (Hebrew רָתַח, Strong's H7570) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to boil”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to boil
1a) (Piel) to cause to boil
1b) (Pual) to be made to boil
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to boil
1a) (Piel) to cause to boil
1b) (Pual) to be made to boil
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to boil
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | boil (2), boiled (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | i am churning (1), seethe (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ratach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 30:27My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
- Job 41:31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 24:5Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).