רָקַע
râqaʻ(raw-kah')
“to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)”
11 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Translated in KJV as
beatmake broadspread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates)stampstretch.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“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…”