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רֶגַע H7281
H7281 is the Hebrew word רֶגַע, transliterated regaʻ and said reh'-gah. The King James Version most often renders it moment.
What it means
a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time.
Where it comes from
from H7280 (רָגַע)..
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: instant, moment, space, suddenly.
Verses using רֶגַע
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 33:5 · KJV
For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Numbers 16:45 · KJV
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Ezra 9:8 · KJV
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Job 21:13 · KJV
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Job 34:20 · KJV
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Psalm 30:5 · KJV
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 73:19 · KJV
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Isaiah 26:20 · KJV
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Isaiah 27:3 · KJV
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Isaiah 47:9 · KJV
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Isaiah 54:7 · KJV
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Isaiah 54:8 · KJV
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
Jeremiah 18:7 · KJV
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Jeremiah 18:9 · KJV
And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
Lamentations 4:6 · KJV
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Ezekiel 26:16 · KJV
Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ezekiel 32:10 · KJV
Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7281 mean?
H7281 is the Hebrew word רֶגַע (regaʻ), meaning a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time.
How is H7281 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it moment (10 times), every moment (3 times), instant (2 times), space (1 time), endureth but a moment (1 time).
How many times does H7281 appear in the Bible?
רֶגַע (regaʻ) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7281 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7280 (רָגַע)..
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