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רִקְמָה H7553
H7553 is the Hebrew word רִקְמָה, transliterated riqmâh and said rik-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it broidered work.
What it means
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery.
Where it comes from
from H7551 (רָקַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).
Verses using רִקְמָה
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 5:30 · KJV
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
1 Chronicles 29:2 · KJV
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Psalm 45:14 · KJV
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Ezekiel 16:10 · KJV
I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
Ezekiel 16:13 · KJV
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Ezekiel 16:18 · KJV
And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
Ezekiel 17:3 · KJV
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
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 27:7 · KJV
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Ezekiel 27:16 · KJV
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
Ezekiel 27:24 · KJV
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7553 mean?
H7553 is the Hebrew word רִקְמָה (riqmâh), meaning variegation of color; specifically, embroidery.
How is H7553 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it broidered work (4 times), divers colours (2 times), broidered (2 times), needlework (1 time), needlework on both sides (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7553 appear in the Bible?
רִקְמָה (riqmâh) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7553 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7551 (רָקַם).
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