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רָקִיק

𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤒

râqîyq

H7550 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רקק to make thin, to become thin, to spread out

Definition

A thin, unleavened flatbread or wafer, usually made from fine flour and cooked by baking or frying. The word denotes a type of simple bread or cake characterized primarily by its thinness and lack of leavening. In ritual contexts, it often refers to offerings of thin cakes presented at the sanctuary.

Semantic Range

thin cake, wafer, unleavened flatbread, a type of ritual food offering

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root רָקַק (rqq), meaning 'to be thin' or 'to make thin, spread out.' רָקִיק (râqîyq) is a substantival formation describing an object made thin, i.e., a thin cake or wafer.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רָקִיק appears primarily in ritual, sacrificial, and cultic contexts throughout the Torah (Pentateuch), such as Leviticus, where it refers to thin unleavened cakes offered as grain offerings or part of certain purification or dedication rituals. These cakes are distinct from other bread types like חַלָּה (ḥallah, 'ring-shaped loaf') or לֶחֶם (leḥem, the general term for bread): the key distinction lies in their thinness and unleavened nature. In later periods, similar culinary practices persisted, but the specific term רָקִיק becomes rare outside ritual contexts. English translations often use 'wafer' or 'thin cake,' though 'wafer' may project a more modern or European image not fully matching the ancient product. The Septuagint generally renders רָקִיק with ἐγκριθίς (enkrithis), also meaning 'cake' or 'wafer,' retaining the sense of something baked thin. This item reflected both simplicity (as everyday food) and ritual precision (as required by cultic law).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from, רָקַק in its original sense; a thin cake; cake, wafer.

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Root Family

רקק (r-q-q) — to be thin, to make thin, to spread out

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7534 רַק thin (feminine plural)
H7536 רֹק spittle
H7541 רַקָּה in his temple
H7542 רַקּוֹן and the Lean-Place
H7556 רָקַק he will spit

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7550-02 וּ/רְקִיקֵ֥י ureqiqey HC/Ncmpc and thin and thin-cakes of 4
H7550-04 וְ/רָקִ֣יק veraqiq HC/Ncmsa and one wafer and thin flatbread 2
H7550-03 וְ/לִ/רְקִיקֵ֣י velireqiqey HC/R/Ncmpc and-for-the-thin-cakes and for thin-cakes of 1
H7550-01 וּ/רְקִ֥יק ureqiq HC/Ncmsc and one wafer and thin wafer of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7550-02 Exodus 29:2 וּ/רְקִיקֵ֥י ureqiqey HC/Ncmpc and wafers and thin-cakes of
H7550-04 Exodus 29:23 וְ/רָקִ֣יק veraqiq HC/Ncmsa and one wafer and thin flatbread
H7550-02 Leviticus 2:4 וּ/רְקִיקֵ֥י ureqiqey HC/Ncmpc and thin and thin-cakes of
H7550-02 Leviticus 7:12 וּ/רְקִיקֵ֥י ureqiqey HC/Ncmpc and-wafers and thin-cakes of
H7550-04 Leviticus 8:26 וְ/רָקִ֣יק veraqiq HC/Ncmsa and-wafer and thin flatbread
H7550-02 Numbers 6:15 וּ/רְקִיקֵ֥י ureqiqey HC/Ncmpc and-wafers-of and thin-cakes of
H7550-01 Numbers 6:19 וּ/רְקִ֥יק ureqiq HC/Ncmsc and one wafer and thin wafer of
H7550-03 1 Chronicles 23:29 וְ/לִ/רְקִיקֵ֣י velireqiqey HC/R/Ncmpc and-for-the-thin-cakes and for thin-cakes of
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