רָקָב
rāqāb
rottenness
Strong's H7538NounHebrewTWOT 2213a

רָקָב (rāqāb) is a Hebrew noun meaning rottenness. It appears 5 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7538).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2213a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2213a)rottenness, decay
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רָקָב noun, masculine: rottenness, decay

Strong's H7538 רָקָב: decay (by caries)
KJV:rottenness (thing).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2213: רָקֵב rāqēb — rot; decay

See it in Scripture

Job 13:28Proverbs 12:4Hosea 5:12

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