רֵכָֽה
𐤓𐤊𐤄
Rekhah
Recah
A toponym referring to a locality named Rekah. The term denotes a geographical settlement rather than functioning as a descriptive noun or adjective. Preserved in biblical onomastica, Rekah is associated with the territorial allotment of the tribe of Judah in some variants of the biblical text as a town or region, not with the abstract concept of 'softness' in usage.
1 Chronicles 4:12 · Word #15
Lexicon H7397
| Lemma | רֵכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Rekhah |
| Strong's | H7397 |
| Definition | A toponym referring to a locality named Rekah. The term denotes a geographical settlement rather than functioning as a descriptive noun or adjective. Preserved in biblical onomastica, Rekah is associated with the territorial allotment of the tribe of Judah in some variants of the biblical text as a town or region, not with the abstract concept of 'softness' in usage. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Recah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7397-02
Rekah
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular proper noun (toponym); noun, proper name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a feminine proper noun derived from the root רכך but functioning strictly as a toponym. Since the root sense of "softness" is not lexicalized in usage, the faithful rendering preserves it as the place name Rekah. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Rekhah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: the Rekah-ites |
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