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 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…”