רָקַע
ra.qa (H7554)
to beat
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "raqa" (Strong's #H7554) means "to beat." Its definition falls within the semantic domain of Physical Action. This phrase suggests that the word is associated with forceful movements, like a strike or an impact. In the Bible, "raqa" is used 11 times. Its usage ranges from describing physical interactions like fighting, hitting, or hammering, to actions involving the pounding of food or the shaping of objects. This suggests that "raqa" encompasses various forms of physical exertion that involve force or impact. The significance of "raqa" in the biblical context likely lies in its emphasis on the physical aspect of human experience. It highlights the role of strength, energy, and motion in shaping the world we live in, from the creation of physical structures to the dynamics of human conflict.
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They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in with the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.
Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?
to him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:
A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts silver chains for it.
God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:
Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the engraver and of the hands of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of skillful men.
“The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Strike with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, “Alas!” Because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they will fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
For the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel;