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רָקַע H7554
H7554 is the Hebrew word רָקַע, transliterated râqaʻ and said raw-kah'. The King James Version most often renders it beat.
What it means
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
Verses using רָקַע
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 39:3 · KJV
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 cunning work.
Numbers 16:39 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Psalm 136:6 · KJV
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Isaiah 40:19 · KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 42:5 · KJV
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 breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Isaiah 44:24 · KJV
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 spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Jeremiah 10:9 · KJV
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 clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Ezekiel 6:11 · KJV
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 fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Ezekiel 25:6 · KJV
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 Israel;
Common questions
What does Strong's H7554 mean?
H7554 is the Hebrew word רָקַע (râqaʻ), 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).
How is H7554 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it beat (1 time), made broad (1 time), spread them abroad (1 time), spread out (1 time), stretched out (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7554 appear in the Bible?
רָקַע (râqaʻ) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7554 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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