What does רָקַע mean in the Bible?
רָקַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)".
Hebrew · H7554
רָקַע
To pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
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רָקַע H7554
What does רָקַע mean in the Bible?
רָקַע is a Hebrew word meaning "to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)".
Full entry for רָקַע (H7554) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7554?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spread out (2), and he had them hammered out (1), and stomped (1), and trampled them (1), Hammered (1).
Where does רָקַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 39:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Ezekiel (2), 2 Samuel (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It spread out 2× Job 37:18, Isaiah 44:24
and he had them hammered out 1× Numbers 16:39
and stomped 1× Ezekiel 25:6
and trampled them 1× 2 Samuel 22:43
Hammered 1× Jeremiah 10:9
He spread out 1× Psalms 136:6
overlays 1× Isaiah 40:19
stomp 1× Ezekiel 6:11
They hammered out 1× Exodus 39:3
who spread out 1× Isaiah 42:5
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Exodus 39:3 וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ to They hammered out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 16:39 וַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּם to and he had them hammered out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:43 אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃ to and trampled them Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Job 37:18 תַּרְקִ֣יעַ to spread out Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 136:6 לְרֹקַ֣ע to He spread out Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Isaiah 40:19 יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ to overlays Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Isaiah 42:5 רֹקַ֥ע to who spread out Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 44:24 רֹקַ֥ע to spread out Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 10:9 מְרֻקָּ֞ע to Hammered Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Ezekiel 6:11 וּרְקַ֤ע to stomp Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 39:3
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
רֹקַ֥ע 2x rō·qa‘ Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24
אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃ 1x ’er·qā·‘êm 2 Samuel 22:43
וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ 1x way·raq·qə·‘ū Exodus 39:3
וַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּם 1x way·raq·qə·‘ūm Numbers 16:39
וּרְקַ֤ע 1x ū·rə·qa‘ Ezekiel 6:11
וְרַקְעֲךָ֖ 1x wə·raq·‘ă·ḵā Ezekiel 25:6
יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ 1x yə·raq·qə·‘en·nū Isaiah 40:19
לְרֹקַ֣ע 1x lə·rō·qa‘ Psalms 136:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 39:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural 1x Numbers 16:39
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 6:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 25:6
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 136:6
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Job 37:18
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 40:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Source Gloss
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal) BDB: beat Usage: beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle active Isa 42:5 · Isa 44:24 2×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Jer 10:9 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Job 37:18 1×
Word Origins
רָקַע is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain