רֹקַ֥ע
𐤓𐤒𐤏
roqa
spreading
a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal); beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
Isaiah 44:24 · Word #14
Lexicon H7554
| Lemma | רָקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | râqaʻ |
| Strong's | H7554 |
| In-context | spreading |
Morphology HVqrmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H7554-04
one who beats out and spreads
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, masculine singular active participle (common gender). Denotes an agent performing the action of beating out or spreading. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action: "one who beats out and spreads." This rendering preserves the root sense of hammering metal into thin plates or spreading something by force, while reflecting the masculine singular participial form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רקע (to beat out, to hammer, to spread by pounding, to flatten, to overlay)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7549-01 |
bireqia | in the hammered-out expanse of |
H7554-01 |
ereqaem | I will hammer them out |
H7549-02 |
haraqia | the beaten-out expanse |
Word Usage (11 occurrences of H7554)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 39:3 | וַֽ/יְרַקְּע֞וּ | vayeraqeu | And they hammered out |
| Numbers 17:4 | וַֽ/יְרַקְּע֖וּ/ם | vayeraqeum | and they beat them |
| 2 Samuel 22:43 | אֶרְקָעֵֽ/ם | ereqaem | I-trample-them |