רַךְ rakh

Hebrew word for “tender” · Strong’s H7390 · used 16 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

1) tender, soft, delicate, weak; 1a) tender, delicate (of flesh); 1b) weak of heart, timid; 1c) soft (of words); 1c1) gentle words (subst)

How it is translated

Glosses given for rakh in context, with how often each is used:

• weak 7
• tender 3
• soft 2
• gentle 1
• gentle woman 1
• soft words 1
• tender shoot 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Deuteronomy 28 (2), Genesis 18 (1), Genesis 29 (1), Genesis 33 (1), Deuteronomy 20 (1), 2 Samuel 3 (1), 1 Chronicles 22 (1), 1 Chronicles 29 (1), 2 Chronicles 13 (1), Job 41 (1)

Forms

• רך 5
• ורך 4
• רכות 2
• רכה 2
• רכים 1
• הרך 1
• הרכה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rakh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עָנֹג anog “dainty” 3
• נַעַר naar “youth” 4
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 3
• חֵיק cheq “bosom” 2
• רָעַע raa “be evil” 2
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 3
• בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 2
• יָסַף yasaph “to add” 2
• לֵבָב levav “heart” 2
• אַף aph “face” 2
• בַּת bat “daughter” 2
• אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 2

Key verses

The verses using rakh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 29:17 — Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
• Genesis 33:13 — And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day,…
• Deuteronomy 20:8 — And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his…
• Deuteronomy 28:54 — So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant…
• Deuteronomy 28:56 — The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall…
• 2 Samuel 3:39 — And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his…
• 1 Chronicles 22:5 — And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory…
• 1 Chronicles 29:1 — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the…
• 2 Chronicles 13:7 — And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young…
• Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
• Isaiah 47:1 — Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be…
• Ezekiel 17:22 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender…

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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.