רָגַע raga
Hebrew word for “to rest” · Strong’s H7280 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) to rest or repose, be at rest or repose, settle, quiet, give rest;
Senses in the lexicon
- to rest (6)
- to disturb (6)
- to harden (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for raga in context, with how often each is used:
- will rest 2
- who stirs up 2
- will act in a moment 2
- will make suddenly 1
- give rest 1
- rest 1
- give rest to 1
- stirred up 1
- will grant rest 1
- has hardened 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 51 (2), Jeremiah 31 (2), Jeremiah 50 (2), Deuteronomy 28 (1), Job 7 (1), Job 26 (1), Proverbs 12 (1), Isaiah 34 (1), Jeremiah 47 (1), Jeremiah 49 (1)
Forms
- רגע 4
- ארגיעה 2
- תרגיע 1
- הרגיעה 1
- ארגיע 1
- להרגיעו 1
- הרגעי 1
- הרגיע 1
- ארגעה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with raga more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מָנוֹחַ manoach “resting” 2
- אֵיתָן etan “strong” 2
- יָעַד yaad “to appoint” 2
- גַּל gal “heap” 2
- הָמָה hamah “to roar” 2
- נָוֶה naveh “pasture” 2
- יָם yam “sea” 3
- גָּאוֹן gaon “pride” 2
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 3
- אַרְיֵה aryeh “lion” 2
- רוּץ ruts “to run” 2
- אוֹר or “light” 2
Key verses
The verses using raga that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 28:65 — And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and…
- Job 7:5 — My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
- Job 26:12 — He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
- Proverbs 12:19 — The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Isaiah 51:4 — Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
- Isaiah 51:15 — But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
- Jeremiah 31:2 — Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
- Jeremiah 31:35 — Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when…
- Jeremiah 47:6 — O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
- Jeremiah 49:19 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who…
- Jeremiah 50:34 — Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants…
- Jeremiah 50:44 — Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.