רָקַע raqa
Hebrew word for “to beat” · Strong’s H7554 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch;
How it is translated
Glosses given for raqa in context, with how often each is used:
- who spread out 2
- hammered out 1
- people beat out 1
- beat out 1
- will you spread out? 1
- one who spread out 1
- will overlay 1
- beaten 1
- stamp 1
- stamping 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 39 (1), Numbers 16 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Job 37 (1), Psalms 136 (1), Isaiah 40 (1), Isaiah 42 (1), Isaiah 44 (1), Jeremiah 10 (1), Ezekiel 6 (1)
Forms
- רקע 2
- וירקעו 1
- וירקעום 1
- ארקעם 1
- תרקיע 1
- לרקע 1
- ירקענו 1
- מרקע 1
- ורקע 1
- ורקעך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with raqa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- כֹּה koh “thus” 4
- צָרַף tsaraph “to refine” 2
- חָרָשׁ charash “artificer” 2
- אַרְגָּמָן argaman “purple” 2
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 3
- תְּכֵלֶת tekhelet “blue” 2
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 2
- מַעֲשֶׂה maaseh “deed” 2
- רֶגֶל regel “foot” 2
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 2
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 2
- שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 2
Key verses
The verses using raqa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 39:3 — And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with…
- Numbers 16:39 — And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
- 2 Samuel 22:43 — Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
- Job 37:18 — Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
- Psalms 136:6 — To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Isaiah 40:19 — The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
- Isaiah 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth…
- Isaiah 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that…
- Jeremiah 10:9 — Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their…
- Ezekiel 6:11 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall…
- Ezekiel 25:6 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of…
See all 11 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.