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רָקַם H7551
H7551 is the Hebrew word רָקַם, transliterated râqam and said raw-kam'. The King James Version most often renders it needlework.
What it means
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: embroiderer, needlework, curiously work.
Verses using רָקַם
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 27:16 · KJV
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
Exodus 28:39 · KJV
And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
Exodus 35:35 · KJV
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 36:37 · KJV
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
Exodus 38:18 · KJV
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
Exodus 38:23 · KJV
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 39:29 · KJV
And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Psalm 139:15 · KJV
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7551 mean?
H7551 is the Hebrew word רָקַם (râqam), meaning to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate.
How is H7551 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it needlework (4 times), embroiderer (2 times), wrought with needlework (1 time), curiously wrought (1 time).
How many times does H7551 appear in the Bible?
רָקַם (râqam) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7551 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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