†רָפָא S^, TWOT GK^, vb. heal (NH in deriv.; Ph. רפא, Syriac ܪܦܳܐ (rpo) heal; on Aramaic n.pr. cpd. with רפא v. Nö ^{xl (1886), 723} Lzb ³⁶⁹; Sab. n.pr. אלרפא Langer ^{1, 1} DHM ^{xxxvii (1883), 326}; Arabic رَفَأَ (rafa˒a) (and رَفَا (rafā)) darn, mend, repair, pacify; Ethiopic ረፍአ (raf˒a) stitch together, mend; cf. Küchenmeister ^{ZWiss. . xxx (1887), 257 ff.});—Qal Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְר׳ Is 6:10, sf. וּרְפָאָם 19:22, 1 s. sf. consec. וּרְפָאתִיו 57:19, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְפָּא 2 K 20:8 +, sf. יִרְפָּאֵנוּ Ho 6:1, 1 s. אֶרְפָּא Ho 14:5 +, אֶרְפָּה (Ges ^{75 pp}) Je 3:22; 3 fpl. תִּרְפֶּינָה (Id.^{ib. qq}) Jb 5:18, etc.; Imv. ms. רְפָא Nu 12:13, רְפָה (Id.^{ib. pp}) ψ 60:4, רְפָאָ֫ה 41:5, etc.; inf. abs. רָפוֹא Is 19:22; cstr. לִרְפֹּא Ho 5:13, etc.; Pt. רֹפֵא (פֶ K ³) 2 K 20:5 +;—heal: 4. lit., a. of God, c. acc. pers. Gn 20:17 (E), ψ 107:20 (sf.), c. ל pers. Nu 12:13 (JE) 2 K 20:5, 8. b. of men, abs. Ec 3:3 (opp. הרג); pt. as subst. healer, physician, Gn 50:2⁽⁾ (J) 2 Ch 16:12. 5. fig., heal hurts of nation, involving י׳’s (restored) favour (and, often, forgiveness): a. subj. י׳, c. sf. pers., Ho 6:1; 11:3 (yet cf. We Now), Ex 15:26 (J), Is 19:22b; 57:18, 19 Je 33:6 ψ 30:3, cf. 6:3; c. acc. עַם 2 Ch 30:20, c. acc. אֶרֶץ 2 Ch 7:14; c. ל of nation Ho 7:1, and (indef. subj.) Is 6:10 (lest) one heal them ( = pass., they be healed); c. acc. of hurt, מַחַץ מַכָּתוֹ 30:26, שְׁבָרִים (of land) ψ 60:4, so מְשׁוּבָה Ho 14:5 Je 3:22 (incl. the consequences of backsliding); c. ל of hurt ψ 103:3; acc. nation (personif.) + מִן of hurt Je 30:17 I will heal thee of thy wounds (|| אֶרְפָּאֵךְ); abs. Is 19:22a (opp. נגף), Dt 32:39 (opp. מחץ); pt. as subst. healer, physician Je 8:22. b. human subj., c. ל of nation, Ho 5:13, cf. La 2:13. 6. a. fig., heal individ. distresses, c. sf. pers. Je 17:14, c. acc. נַפְשִׁי = me ψ 41:5, c. ל pers., לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב ψ 147:3 (i.e. longing exiles, cf. Is 61:3); abs. Jb 5:18 (opp. מחץ); b. pt. as subst Jb 13:4. Niph. Pf. 3 ms. נִרְפָּא Lv 13:37 +, 3 fs. נִרְפָּ֑תָה (Ges ^{75 qq}) Je 51:9; 3 pl. וְנִרְפּאוּ consec. Ez 47:8; Impf. 2 ms. תֵּרָפֵא Je 51:8; 3 mpl. יֵרָֽפְאוּ Ez 47:9, 11, וַיֵּרָפוּ (Ges) 2 K 2:22, etc.; inf. cstr. הֵרָפֵא Je 15:18 +, הֵרָפֵה (Id.^ib.) Je 19:11;—be healed: 1. lit., of pers. 1 S 6:3; + acc. of disease Dt 28:27, 35; subj. disease Lv 13:18, 37; 14:3, 48; of (bad) water 2 K 2:22, salt waters (prediction), i.e. be made fresh, Ez 47:8, 9, 11; of (broken) pottery, i.e. be made whole, Je 19:11 (in sim.). 2. fig., be healed: a. of national hurts, subj. city Je 51:8, 9; involving forgiveness and י׳’s blessing, impers. c. ל of people, נִרְפָּא־לָנוּ Is 53:5 i.e. healing has come to us. b. of personal distress, subj. pers. Je 17:14, subj. the distress 15:18. Pi. Pf. 1 s. רִפִּאתִי 2 K 2:21; 2 mpl. רִפֵּאתֶם Ez 34:4; 1 pl. רִפִּאנוּ Je 51:9; Impf. 3 ms. יְרַפֵּא Ex 21:19 Zc 11:16, וַיְרַפֵּא 1 K 18:30; 3 mpl. וַיְרַפְּאוּ Je 6:14, וַיְרַפּוּ (Ges ^{75 qq}) 8:11; inf. abs. רַפֹּא Ex 21:19;—have healed, heal, usually human subj.: 1. lit., רַפֹּא יְרַפֵּא Ex 21:19 he shall have (him) well healed; c. acc. of altar, = repair, 1 K 18:30; c. ל of water (subj. י׳) 2 K 2:21. 2. fig. of healing national defects and hurts, acc. pers., Ez 34:14 Zc 11:16; work at healing, treat (acc. of hurt) Je 6:14; 8:11 (both עַל־נְקַלָּה, v. [קָלַל] Niph. 2), 51:9. Hiph. inf. cstr. of purpose, לְהִתְרַפֵּא, lit., in order to get healed, + מִן of wounds 2 K 8:29 = 9:15, so || 2 Ch 22:6 (read with G מִן for כִּי, cf. Be Kau Benz).—v. רָפָה relax.

†I. רָפָא S^, TWOT GK^, n.pr.m. in Benj., 1 Ch 8:2, Ραφη[α].—II. רָפָא v. רפה.—Vid. also בֵּית ר׳ p. 112.

I, II. רְפָאִים S^, TWOT^, GK^{, ,} v. sub רפה.

†I. רָפָה S^{, ,} TWOT^, GK^{, ,} n.pr.m. in Saul’s line 1 Ch 8:37, Ραφαι(α), GL Αραχα; v. רְפָיָה.—II. ר׳ v. רפה.

†רָפוּא S GK n.pr.m. in Benj., Nu 13:9, Ραφου[αυ].

†[רְפֻאָה S TWOT GK] n.f. remedy, medicine;—pl. abs. רְפֻאֹת Ez 30:21 Je 30:21, -וֹת 46:11 (all fig.).

†רִפְאוּת S TWOT GK n.f. healing;—ר׳ abs. Pr 3:8 (fig.).

†רְפָאֵל S GK n.pr.m. Levite, 1 Ch 26:7, Ραφαηλ.

†רְפָיָה S GK n.pr.m. 1. in David’s family 1 Ch 3:21, Ραφαλ, A GL Ραφαια. 2. in Simeon, 4:42, Ραφαια(ς). 3. in Issachar, 7:2, Ραφαρα, A GL Ραφαια. 4. descendant of Saul 9:43, Ραφαια, GL Αραχα ( = רָפָה 8:37). 5. post-ex. name Ne 3:9, Ραφαια(ς).

†יִרְפְּאֵל S GK n.pr.loc. in Benj., Jos 18:27, A GL Ιερφ(α)ηλ; unknown.

†מַרְפֵּא S TWOT GK^, , מַרְפֵּה S TWOT GK n.m. Ec 10, 4 healing, cure, health (usually fig.);—abs. מַרְפֵּא Je 14:19 +, מַרְפֵּה 8:15; cstr. מַרְפֵּא Pr 15:4;— 1. healing, cure, of national woes, Je 8:15; 14:19b (|| שָׁלוֹם), 33:6 ( + אֲרֻכָה); especially אֵין לָנוּ מ׳ Je 14:19a there is no cure for us, עַד לְאֵין מ׳ 2 Ch 36:16. 2. fig. of pers., health, profit, Pr 4:22 (|| חַיִּים), 12:18; 13:17; 16:24; with spiritual implic. Mal 3:20; אֵין מ׳ Pr 6:15 = 29:1; לֵב מ׳ 14:30 a mind of health (healthy, composed, mind), cf. מ׳ alone = composure Ec 10:4; מ׳ לְשׁוֹן Pr 15:4 healing of the tongue, = a soothing tongue (Toy). 3. lit., of disease, לְאֵין מ׳ 2 Ch 21:18.

†[רָפַד] vb. spread (Assyrian rapâdu, stretch oneself; Arabic رَفَدَ (rafada) prop up, support, aid, give, cf. Pi. infr.; Sab. רפדת pl. protection, guard, CIS ^{iv, no. 40, 3}, cf. ארפד terraces DHM);—Qal Impf. 3 ms. יִרְפַּד Jb 41:22 he (the crocodile) 2 (leaves marks upon it from his scales). Pi. Pf. 1 s. of couch (fig.) רִפַּדְתִּי יְצוּעָ֑י Jb 17:13; then (spread out any support, hence) Imv. mpl. sf. רַפְּדוּנִי Ct 2:5 support me with apples (|| סַמְּכוּ).

†[רְפִידָה S TWOT GK] n.f. perhaps support (cf. Arabic supr.), i.e. back, or arm, of palanquin; sf. רְפִידָתוֹ Ct 3:10; G ἀνάκλιτον, B reclinatorium.

†רְפִידִים S GK n.pr.loc. station of Isr. at Exodus (in P), Ex 17:1; 19:2; רְפִידִם 17:8 Nu 33:14, 15; Ραφιδειν.—אַרְפַּד v. p. 75.

†רָפָה S^{, ,} TWOT^, GK^{, ,} vb. sink, relax (NH id., so Aramaic רפא (der. spec.), Zinj. רפה Aph., ܪܦܳܐ (rpo); Arabic رَفَاهَة (rafāhat) an easy life is perhaps akin);—Qal Pf. 3 ms. Ju 19:9 (yet v. infr.); 3 fs. רָֽפְתָה Ju 8:3 Je 49:24, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְפֶּה Is 5:24, וַיִּ֫רֶף Ex 4:26 (v. infr.), etc.;— 1. sink down, of hay in flame Is 5:24; sink, decline, of day Ju 19:9 (si vera l.; GL κέκλικεν, GFM נָטָה [but how expl. the difficult רפה ?]). Usually 2. sink, drop (of wings, v. Pi.), of hands, c. מִן Ne 6:9 their hands will drop from the work (in fear); elsewhere abs. fig. = lose heart, energy, 2 S 4:1 Is 13:7 Je 6:24; 50:43 Ez 7:17; 21:12 Zp 3:16 2 Ch 15:7; יָדַיִם om. Je 49:24. 3. relax, abate, of temper Ju 8:3 ( + מֵעַל pers.). 4. relax, withdraw, subj. י׳, מִן pers. Ex 4:26 (J), i.e. let one alone (but read perhaps וַיֶּרֶף, v Hiph.). Niph. Pt. pl. נִרְפִּים idle Ex 5:18, 17 (J). Pi. Pf. 3 ms. רִפָּה Jb 12:21; Impf. 3 fpl.; תְּרַפֶּינָה Ez 1:24, 25; Pt. מְרַפֵּא (Ges ^{75 rr}) Je 38:4; pl. מְרַפִּים Ezr 4:4;—causat.: let wings drop Ez 1:24, 25 (read Qal, כנפיהם subj., G Co Toy Krae al., who del. in v 25); loosen and let drop, girdle of mighty, fig. for weaken them Jb 12:21; c. acc. hands, fig. for enfeeble, dishearten Je 38:4 Ezr 4:4. Hiph. Impf., 3 ms. sf. יַרְפְּךָ Dt 4:31 +; juss. 2 ms. תֶּ֫רֶף Jos 10:6 +, etc.; Imv. ms. הַרְפֵּה Ju 11:37 2 K 4:27; הֶ֫רֶף Dt 9:14 +; mpl. הַרְפּוּ ψ 46:11;—causat., 1. let drop, the hand 2 S 24:16 = 1 Ch 21:15; fig., + מִן pers., = abandon, Jos 10:6 (JE); perhaps also (יָד om.) = relax, refrain Ex 4:26 (reading וַיֶּרֶף, v Qal.); acc. rei, = abandon, forsake, Ne 6:3, so (subj. י׳) ψ 138:8; subj. י׳, c. acc. pers., Dt 4:31; 31:6, 8 Jos 1:5 (D), 1 Ch 28:20. 2. let go, sf. pers., Ct 3:4 (opp. אחז); fig., acc. (om.) מוּסָר, Pr 4:13 (opp. החזיק), צְדָקָה Jb 27:6 (opp. id.). 3. refrain, c. מִן pers., = let one alone Ju 11:37 Dt 9:14, מִן of anger ψ 37:8; c. ל pers. 1 S 11:3 2 K 4:27; acc. pers. Jb 7:19; abs. let alone, i.e. do nothing, be quiet, 1 S 15:16 ψ 46:11 (cf. Weir in Dr 18 15, 16).—Je 3:22 Jb 5:18 ψ 60:4 v. רָפָא. Hithp. Pf. 2 ms. הִתְרַפִּית Pr 24:10 hast shewn thyself slack; Pt. מִתְרַפֶּה 18:9 one shewing himself slack, pl. מִתְרַפִּים Jos 18:3.—Vid. also רָפָא heal.

†רָפֶה S TWOT GK adj. slack;—abs. ר׳, of people, Nu 13:18 (J); cstr. רְפֵה יָדַיִם 2 S 17:2, i.e. weak (|| יָגֵעַ); fpl. יָדַיִם רָפוֹת fig. of discouragement and fear Is 35:3 Jb 4:3. Cf. √ Qal. 2.

†[רִפָּיוֹן S TWOT GK^, Ges ^{85 u}, or רִפְיוֹן Sta ^{296 d} cf. Kö^{. 154}] n.[m.] sinking;—cstr. רִפְיוֹן יָדַיִם Je 47:3 sinking of hands, fig. of helpless terror.

†II. רָפָה S^{, ,} TWOT^, GK^{, ,} , II. רָפָא S^, TWOT GK^, as n.pr.m., always c. art. Hā-Rāphā (perhaps der. from n.pr.gent. II. רְפָאִים, q.v.);—הָֽרָפָה 2 S 21:16, 18, c. prep. לְהָ׳ v 20:22 = לְהָרָפָא 1 Ch 20:6, 8;—only as parent, בִּילִידֵי הָר׳ 2 S 21:16, 18 ( = מִילִידֵי הָֽרְפָאִים 1 Ch 20:4); יֻלַּד לְהָר׳ v 20, 22 || I Ch 20:6, 8.—1. רָפָה v. sub רָפָא.

†I. רְפָאִים S^, TWOT^, GK^{, ,} n.m. Jb 26:5 pl. shades, ghosts (by most connected with above √, as sunken, powerless, ones, Sta^{. i. 420}; Ph. רפאם);—Wisd. lit. and late, name of dead in Sh^e˒ôl, c. art. הָר׳ Jb 26:5, elsewhere nearly = n.pr.: ר׳ Is 14:9 (in Sh^e˒ôl), 26:14 (|| מֵתִים), ψ 88:11 (|| id.), Pr 2:18 (|| מָוֶת), 9:18 (in עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל), קְחַל רְפָאִים 21:16; of righteous Isr. Is 26:19 earth shall cast forth ר׳ (|| מֵתֶיךָ).

†II. רְפָאִים S^, TWOT^, GK^{, ,} n.pr.gent. old race of giants (perhaps = I. ר׳, as extinct and powerless; v. especially WRS in Dr Dt 2:11; or as shadowy, vaguely known, SchwallyZAW ^{xviii (1896), 127 ff.} v. also Sta);—ancient inhab. of Canaan [W of Jordan?], Gn 15:20 Jos 17:15 (JE), cf. 1 Ch 20:4 (v. II. רָפָה supr.); hence עֵמֶק ר׳, plain S. of Jerus. 2 S 5:18, 22; 23:13 1 Ch 11:15; 14:9 Is 17:5 Jos 15:8; 18:16 (P); ר׳ E. of Jordan Dt 2:11 (|| עֲנָקִים; tall, cf. v 10), v 20 (|| id.; tall; = Zamzummim); in Bashan, Gn 14:5, Og the last of them Dt 3:11 (of huge size), Jos 12:4; 13:12 (D); אֶרֶץ ר׳ Dt 2:20; 3:13. G Ραφαειν[μ]; οἱ γίγαντες Gn 14:5 + 4 times; τῶν Τιτάνων 2 S 5:18, 22 + (GL) 23:13.

רִפוֹת v. רִיפָה sub ריף.

†רֶ֫פַח S GK n.pr.m. in Ephr., 1 Ch 7:25, Ραφη[α].

רְפָיָה S GK n.pr.m.

v. sub רפא. רִפְיוֹן v רפה.

†רָפַס S^, TWOT^, GK^, , רָפַשׂ S^, TWOT GK vb. stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading (NH רָפַס tread, Syriac ܪܦܰܣ (rpas); cf. Arabic رَفَسَ (rafasa) kick);—Qal Impf. 2 ms. וַתִּרְפֹּס Ez 32:2, c. acc. rivers; 2 mpl. תִּרְפּשׁ֑וּן 34:18. Niph. Pt. מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ Pr 25:26 a fountain befouled. Hithp. (stamp oneself down, then fig.), Imv. ms. הִתְרַפֵּס Pr 6:3 humble thyself, become a suppliant (RVm Toy bestir thyself, as conject.); Pt. מִתְרַפֵּס בְּרַצֵּי כָ֑סֶף ψ 68:31 stamping, trampling, down pieces of silver (?), obscure and prob. crpt., see conjj. in Bae al. and פַּתְרֹס supr., ad fin.

†[מַרְפֵּשׂ S TWOT GK?] n.[m.] (water) befouled (by trampling);—cstr. מִרְפַּשׂ רַגְלֵיכֶם Ez 34:19.

†[רַפְסֹדָה S TWOT GK] n.[f.] raft (etym. dub.; NH once רַפְסוּדוֹת bench or stool on which feet rest);—pl. רַפְסֹדוֹת 2 Ch 2:16 (late || for דֹּבְרוֹת 1 K 5:23).

†[רָפַף S TWOT GK] vb. Pō˓. shake, rock (Aramaic רְפַף, ܪܰܦ (rap) move gently: Arabic رَفَّ (raffa) quiver, flash, throb; also NH רִפְרֵף flutter, Arabic رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) flutter, flap wings);—Impf. 3 mpl. עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָ֑פוּ Jb 26:11.

†[רָפַק S TWOT GK] vb. Hithp. support oneself, lean (Ethiopic ረፈቀ (rafaqa) reclinare, accumbere ad mensam; cf. Arabic رَفَقَ (rafaqa) be gentle, bind camel’s arm to prevent going quickly; مَرْفِقٌ (marfiqun) NH מַרְפַּק, J.Aram מַרְפְּקָא, elbow);—Pt. f. מִתְרַפֶּקֶת Ct 8:5 (c. עַל pers.).

רפשׂ v. רפס.

רפשׁ TWOT (√ of foll.; NH רֶפֶשׁ = BH; Schulthess ^{71 f.} cp. Arabic رَفَثَ (rafaṯa) talk or act obscenely, and a Syriac ܪܶܦܬܶܐ (repte) slay, refuse (not in PS Brock al.)).

†רֶ֫פֶשׁ S TWOT GK n.[m.] mire;—Is 57:20 ( + טִיט).

†[רֶ֫פֶת S TWOT GK] n.[m.] appar. stable, stall (NH id.; √ dub.; Thes from רפף, cf. Arabic رَفٌّ (raffun) enclosure for sheep and goats, but no satisfactory meaning of רפף known);—pl. רְפָתִים Hb 3:17 (for cattle).

רָץ S TWOT GK v. רוץ.

[רַץ S TWOT GK] v. רצץ.

†[רָצָא S^, TWOT^, GK] vb. si vera l., || form of רוּץ run, inf. abs. רָצוֹא Ez 1:14, but read יָצוֹא (יֵֽצְאוּ) Hi-Sm Co Toy, cf. Krae Berthol al.; G om. verse and most mod. think interpol.—Vid. also רצה.

†[רָצַד S TWOT GK] vb. Pi. watch stealthily, or with envious hostility (Arabic رَصَدَ (raṣada) watch or wait (often lie in wait for; ירצד Ecclus 14:22 observe stealthily, so once Aramaic רְצַד Levy ^{iv. 464});—only Impf. 2 mpl. תְּרַצְּדוּן ψ 68:17 (fig. of mts., c. acc.).

†רָצָה S TWOT GK^{, ,} vb. be pleased with, accept favourably (NH id., will, be willing; Arabic رَضِىَ (raḍiya) (orig. و (w)) be well pleased with, Nö ^{liv (1900), 155}; Sab. רצֿו favour CIS ^{iv. no. 77, 9} , cf. Hom ¹²³, רצֿים good, acceptable, CIS ^{iv, no. 73, 9.} , of a coin, good, Id.^{ib. no. 21, 5}; Aramaic ܪܥܳܐ (r˓o) רְעָא, ܪܥܳܐ (r˓o) have pleasure in, cf. II. רָעָה supr.);—Qal Pf. 3 ms. ר׳ Ec 9:7; sf. רָצָם Je 14:10; 1 s. וְרָצִאתִי Ez 43:27 consec. (metapl. Ges ^{75 rr}; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְצֶה ψ 147:10 +, sf. יִרְצְךָ Mal 1:8; 3 fs. juss. תִּ֫רֶץ Lv 26:43; 3 fpl. תִּרְצֶנָה Pr 23:26 Kt (< Qr תִּצֹּרְנָה, √ נצר, cf. Toy), etc.; Imv. רְצֵה ψ 40:14; 119:108; inf. cstr. רְצוֹת Pr 16:7 ψ 77:8, etc.; Pt. רוֹצֶה 147:11; 149:4, sf. רֹצָם Je 14:12; pass. רָצוּי Est 10:3, cstr. רְצוּי Dt 33:24;— 1. be pleased with, favourable to: a. of God, c. acc. pers. Is 42:1 ψ 44:4; 147:11 Jb 33:26; c. acc. rei ψ 85:2 1 Ch 29:17 Pr 16:7 Ec 9:7; c. ב pers. ψ 149:4; ב rei 147:10 Hg 1:8; abs. ψ 77:8. b. of men: c. acc. pers., subj. father Mal 1:8, || אהב Pr 3:12; of brother Gn 33:10 (JE), monarch 2 Ch 10:7; c. acc. rei ψ 62:5; 102:15 Jb 14:6 Pr 23:26 (but v. supr.); c. בְּ rei 1 Ch 29:3 ψ 49:14; עִם pers. Jb 34:9 ψ 50:18; pt. pass. רָצוּי favoured, acceptable to Dt 33:24 (poem), Est 10:3. 2. accept: of God, c. acc. pers., sacrificing, 2 S 24:23 Ho 8:13 Je 14:10, 12 Ez 20:40, 41; 43:27; c. acc. of sacrifice Dt 33:11 Mal 1:10, 13 ψ 51:18; 119:108; c. בְ of sacrifice Mi 6:7; abs. Am 5:22. 3. be pleased: a. determined, c. inf. ψ 40:14. b. c. בּ pers. 1 Ch 28:4. 4. make acceptable, satisfy (by paying off debt), subj. land, paying off its sabbaths (Di Dr al. accept, be satisfied with [in payment]) Lv 26:34, 43 2 Ch 36:21, c. acc. of guilt incurred (עָוֹן) Lv 26:41, 43 (< point all these as Hiph., so SS Gerber). Niph. Pf. 3 ms. נִרְצָה Lv 1:4 Is 40:2; Impf. 3 ms. יֵרָצֶה Lv 7:18 +, etc.;— 1. pass. of Qal 2, be accepted, of sacrifices, c. ל pers., Lv 1:4; 22:25; c. ל of sacrifice 22:23, 27; abs. 7:18; 19:7. 2. pass. of Qal 4: נִרְצָה עֲוֹנָהּ Is 40:2 her punishment is accepted (as satisfactory). Pi. Impf. 3 mpl. יְרַצּוּ Jb 20:10, c. acc. דַּלִּים seek the favour of the poor (but Bu SS Gerber from רצץ). Hiph. Pf. 3 fs. וְהִרְצָת (Ges ^{75 m}) consec. Lv 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (acc.), cf. Qal 4. Hithp. Impf. 3 ms. יִתְרַצֶּה 1 S 29:4 with what shall he make himself acceptable unto (אֶל) his lord? + 3 mpl. יִתְרַצּוּ Ho 4:10 G We Now (for MT יפרצו) they shall not have delight.

†רָצוֹן S TWOT GK n.[m.] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will;—abs. ר׳ Dt 33:23 +; cstr. רְצוֹן ψ 145:19 +; sf. רְצוֹנִי Is 60:10, רְצֹנוֹ Dn 8:4 +, etc.;— 1. goodwill, favour: a. of God, Dt 33:16 Is 60:10 ψ 5:13; 30:6, 8; 51:20; 89:18; 106:4 Pr 8:35; 12:2; 18:22; עֵת ר׳ Is 49:8 ψ 69:14; יוֹם ר׳ Is 58:5; שְׁנַת־ר׳ Is 61:2; || בְּרָכָה Dt 33:23; opp. תּוֹעֵכָה Pr 11:1, 20; 12:22; 15:8. b. of men: in gen. Pr 10:32; 11:27; 14:9; of kings v 35 16:13, 15; 19:12. 2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice, לרצון לפני יהוה Ex 28:38 (P); c. ל pers. for acceptance for him before י׳; c. sf. pers. לרצנוֹ Lv 1:3; abbrev. לְרָצוֹן לָכֶם 22:20, לרצנכם 19:5; 22:19, 29; 23:11, לרצון 22:21 Is 56:7 Je 6:20 ψ 19:15 (of words; cf. Ho 14:3); על רצון Is 60:7 (read לְ, so Codd., v. Gi, also Du), רצון Mal 2:13. 3. will, desire, pleasure: a. of God, עשׂה ר׳ do his will Ezr 10:11 ψ 40:9; 103:21; 143:10. b. of man, עשׂה כרצונוֹ do according to his will, exactly as he pleased, Dn 8:4; 11:3, 16, 36 Ne 9:24 Est 1:8; 9:5, cf. Ne 9:37; desire ψ 145:16, 19 2 Ch 15:15; = self-will Gn 49:6 (poem).

†תִּרְצָה S GK^, n.pr.f. et loc. (pleasure, beauty);— 1. f. daughter of Ṣelophehad of Gilead Nu 26:33; 27:1; 36:11 Jos 17:3; Θερσα. 2. loc. old Can. city Jos 12:24, early cap. of N. Isr. (until Omri) 1 K 14:17 (תִּרְצָ֫תָה), 15:21, 23; 16:6, 8, 9⁽⁾, 15, 17, 23, Θαρσα, usually Θερσα; Menahem’s base of operations 2 K 15:14, 16 (Θαρς(ε)ιλα) v 14, Euseb^{Onom. 263, 62, ed.} cp. Θαραιλα, village of Samaritans in Batanea, and Buhl ²⁴⁷ conj. Tesîl, 20 m. E. of Lake Gennesaret, but this too remote); in sim. of beauty (om. G) Ct 6:4 (|| יְרוּשָׁלַם);—site not certain; conj. are: Tallûza, just N. of Mt. Ebal (Rob ^{iii. 302 f.}), Tayaṣir, c. 10 m. further NE., > eṭ-Ṭîre, S. of Gerizim (see, on these, GASm ³⁵⁵ Buhl ²⁰³ Aglen ^{s. v.}).

†רָצַח S TWOT GK vb. murder, slay (NH (rare, also in deriv.) = BH; cf. Arabic رَضَحَ, رَضَخَ (raḍaḥa, raḍaḫa) break, bruise, crush);—Qal Pf. 3 ms. consec. זְר׳ Nu 35:27, וּרְצָחוֹ Dt 22:26; 2 ms. (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1 K 21:19; Impf. 3 ms. יִרְצַח Nu 35:30 Dt 4:42; 2 ms. (-צַח) תִּרְצָ֑ח Ex 20:13 = Dt 5:17; inf. abs. רָצֹחַ Ho 4:2 Je 7:9; Pt. act. רֹצֵחַ Dt 19:3 +, רוֹ׳ 4:42 +;—murder, slay, with premeditation, Ex 20:13 (E) = Dt 5:17, Ho 4:2 Je 7:9 1 K 21:19 (all abs.); c. acc. pers. Dt 22:26, unawares Dt 4:42; slay as avenger Nu 35:27, 30 (P; || הֵמִית v 19, 21); especially pt. as subst. = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Dt 4:42; 19:3, 4, 6; also in P: Nu 35:6, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28 Jos 20:3, 5, 6; 21:13, 21, 27, 32, 26 (van d. H., Baer, v 33 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Nu 35:16⁽⁾, 17⁽⁾, 18⁽⁾, 19, 21⁽⁾, 30, 31; also Jb 24:14. Niph. Impf. 1 s. אֵרָצֵחַ Pr 22:13 I shall be slain; Pt. fs. as adj. אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה Ju 20:4 the murdered woman. Pi. (intens.) murder, assassinate: 3 mpl. יְרַצְּחוּ Ho 6:9 (abs.), יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ ψ 94:6 (acc. pers., || הָרַג); ψ 62:4 v. infr.; Pt. מְרַצֵּחַ, as subst. 2 K 6:32 murderer, assassin; pl. מְרַצְּחִים Is 1:21 assassins. Pu. Impf., 2 mpl. תְּרָצְּחוּ ψ 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְהוּ, but Ben Napht. Pi. תְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer ¹⁴³), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae al. ye murder (or batter, shatter).

†רֶ֫צַח S TWOT GK n.[m.] shattering;—בְּר׳ בְּעַצְמוֹתַי ψ 42:11 with a shattering in my bones, fig. of effect of sneering words (Codd. כְּר׳; Ol Gr Che We כְּרָקָב); appar. slaughter Ez 21:27, but G βοῇ (so || תְּרוּעָה), Co רִנָּה, Houb (in Rosenm) צֶרַח, so Berthol Toy Krae.

†רִצְיָא S GK n.pr.m. in Asher 1 Ch 7:39, Ρας(ε)ια.

†רְצִין S GK n.pr.m. 1. king of Aram, Ahaz’s time: 2 K 15:37; 16:5, 6, 9 Is 7:1, 4, 8; 8:6; 9:10; Ρα(α)ς(ς)ων, Ρασειν. Assyrian has Raṣunnu, hence read perhaps רצון, cf. Wkl^{, 135}. 2. Ezr 2:48 = Ne 7:50, Ρα(α)σων.

†רָצַע S TWOT GK vb. bore, pierce (NH = BH; Arabic رَصَعَ (raṣa˓a) stab violently);—Qal Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְר׳ Ex 21:6 (E) he shall pierce his ear (acc., ב instr.).

†מַרְצֵעַ S TWOT GK n.[m.] boring-instrument, awl;—abs. מ׳ Ex 21:6 (E), Dt 15:17.

†I. [רָצַף S TWOT GK] vb. fit together, fit out, si vera l. (Ecclus 43:8 d id. Pi. pave (fig.; si vera l.); Assyrian raṣâpu join together, build; Arabic رَصَفَ (raṣafa) join together, cf. DHM ^{i. 30}, Sab. רצף, רצפם Id.^ib. Hal ^{, 1872, Juin, 534}; Aramaic רְצַף, ܪܨܰܦ (rṣap) arrange in a line; cf. Aramaic רִצְפְּתָא, ܪܨܳܦܳܐ (rṣopo), NH רִצְפָה, all = pavement);—Qal Pt. pass. תּוֹכוֹ רָצוּף אַהֲבָה Ct 3:10 its interior fitted out(?) with love (Gr al. הָבְנִי ebony).

†רִֽצְפָה S TWOT GK n.f. pavement;—abs. ר׳ Ez 40:17⁽⁾ +, cstr. רִֽצְפַת Est 1:6 (van d. H. רִצְפָּה, -פַּת);—pavement, in Ezek.’s temple, Ez 40:17⁽⁾, 18⁽⁾; 42:3; Sol.’s temple 2 Ch 7:3; in a palace Est 1:6.

†מַרְצֶ֫פֶת S TWOT GK n.f. id.;—cstr. מ׳ אֲבָנִים 2 K 16:17.

II. רצף TWOT (√ of foll.; prob. glow, cf. Arabic رَضْفٌ (raḍfun) heated stone, رَضَفَ (raḍafa) cauterize, roast; Syriac ܪܰܥܦܳܐ (ra˓po) bread baked in ashes (coals), cf. Rob ^{i. 485, ii. 117, 262}).

†i. רִצְפָּה S^, TWOT^, GK^, n.f. glowing stone (or coal) (We^{Isr. u. Jüd. (3) 83});—ר׳ abs. Is 6:6; pl. עֻגַת רְצָפִים 1 K 19:6 (cf. Syriac supr.).

†רֶ֫צֶף S^, TWOT GK^, n.pr.loc. conquered by Assyrian (Assyrian Raṣappa, COT 2 K 19:12 Schr^{KGF 167} Dl ²⁹⁷; prob. = Ῥησάφα Ptol ¹⁸);—2 K 19:12 = Is 37:12, Ραφε(ι)ς, Ραφεθ; mod. Ruṣâfa, between Palmyra and the Euphrates Dl Peters ^{Nippur i. 105}.

†II. רִצְפָּה S^, TWOT^, GK^, n.pr.f. concubine of Saul, 2 S 3:7; 21:8, 10, 11, Ρεσφα.

רְצָפִים v. I.רִצְפָּה.

†[רָצַץ S TWOT GK] vb. crush (NH = BH; Arabic رَضَّ (raḍḍa) bruise, bray, crush; Aramaic רְעַע, ܪܰܥ (ra˓) crush, shatter);—Qal Pf. 2 ms. sf. רַצּוֹתָנוּ 1 S 12:4; 1 s. רַצּוֹתִי v 3; Impf. 3 ms. יָרוּץ (Ges ^{67 q}) Is 42:4 (Cod. Bab. יֵרוֹץ, Niph., so SS here and Ec 12:6 a), 3 fs. תָּרוּץ Ec 12: 6 a, 1 s. אָרֻץ ψ 18:30 = אָרוּץ 2 S 22:30 (v. רוּץ); Pt. act. fpl. רֹצְצוֹת Am 4:1; pass. רָצוּץ Is 42:3 +, cstr. רְצוּץ Ho 5:11; pl. רְצוּצִים Is 58:6;—crush: 1. lit., a. pt. pass. in (הַ)קָּנֶה (ָה)רָצוּץ 2 K 18:21; = Is 36:6, Is 42:3 (all metaph. of weak pers.). b. impf. intrans. get crushed (read תֵּרוֹץ?), of bowl Ec 12:6 a (in metaph.). 2. fig. crush, oppress, acc. pers. 1 S 12:3, 4 Am 4:1; pt. pass. Dt 28:33, as subst. the oppressed Is 58:6; רְצוּץ מִשְׁפָּט Ho 5:11 (We Now רֹצֵץ, i.e. suppressing judgment, but dub.); intrans. get crushed (read יֵרוֹץ?), of servant of י׳, under fig. of wick, Is 42:4 ( + יִכְהֶה) he shall not grow dim or be crushed out. Niph. be crushed, broken: Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְנָרֹץ (Ges ^{67 t}) Ec 12:6 b (of wheel at cistern); Impf. 2 ms. תֵּרוֹץ Ez 29:7 (of Pharaoh as reed, cf. Qal 1 a); Jb 20:10 read perhaps יֵרֹצּוּ (for יְרַצּוּ, v. רצה Pi.), are crushed (as) poor men, Bu, cf. Hoffm SS Gerber—Is 42:4 (Ec 12:6 a v. Qal Pi. crush in pieces: 1. lit. (in metaph.) Pf. 2 ms. רִצַּצְתָּ ψ 74:14 c. acc. rei 2. fig. = grievously oppress, 3 ms. רִצַּץ Jb 20:19; Impf. 3 ms. וַיְרַצֵּץ מִן הָעָם 2 Ch 16:10. Pō˓ēl Impf. 3 mpl. וַיְרֹצְצוּ Ju 10:8, acc. pers. ( = Pi. 2; || רעץ; רצץ here perhaps doublet, so GFM, cf. Bu Now). Hiph. Impf. 3 fs. וַתָּ֫רִץ (Kö^{. 352}; Ba ^{xliii (1889), 181} thinks Qal) Ju 9:53 she crushed his skull. Hithpō˓. recipr., Impf. 3 mpl. וַיִּתְרֹצֲצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ (ץְ Gi) Gn 25:22 (J) the children crushed one another within her.

†[רַץ S TWOT GK] n.[m.] usually piece, bar (?), in phr. מִתְרַפֵּס בְּרַצֵּי כָ֑סֶף ψ 68:31, but very obscure and dub.; Aq B wheels; G Symm צְרֻפֵי; Che בְּבִצְרֵי כסף, or בְּבֶצַע כ׳, or (JBL ^{xi (1892), 125}) בְּרֹצֵי כ׳ (i.e. mercenaries); Pott We בְּרֹצֵי כָזָב; Du בְּרֹצֵי סִפְּךָ.

†II. מְרוּצָה S^, TWOT^, GK^, n.f. crushing, oppression;—Je 22:17 ( + הָעשֶׁק).

רַק S^, TWOT GK^, v. I. רקק;

רֵק v. רֵיק;

רֹק S TWOT GK v. II. רקק.

[רָקֵב S TWOT GK] vb. rot (NH id.; Aramaic רקב in deriv.);—Qal Impf. 3 ms. יִרְקַב Is 40:20 (of tree); fig. שֵׁם רְשָׁעִים יִרְקָ֑ב Pr 10:7 (Krochm al. יוּקָ֑ב be cursed, √ קבב, cf. Toy).

†רָקָב S TWOT GK n.[m.] rottenness, decay (always fig.);—ר׳ abs.; appar. of ravages of worm, in בֵּית יְהוּדָה, in fig. Ho 5:12 (|| עָשׁ), cf. Jb 13:28 (|| id.); elsewhere of decay of bones, caries (in fig.), ר׳ בְּעַצְמ׳ Hb 3:16 Pr 12:4, cstr. רְקַב עַצְמ׳ 14:30.

†רִקָּבוֹן S TWOT GK n.[m.] id.;—עֵץ ר׳ Jb 41:19 wood of rottenness, = rotten wood (in fig.).

†רָקַד S TWOT GK vb. skip about (NH Pi. Hiph. = BH; so Aramaic רְקַד Pa., ܪܩܰܕ (rqad) Pa.; Assyrian raḳâdu, skip, dance; Arabic رَقَدَ (raqada) ix. run with leaps and bounds, رَقَدَانٌ (raqadānun) leaping up briskly);—Qal skip about, Pf. 3 mpl. רָֽקְדוּ ψ 114:4 (of mts., כְּאֵילִים); Impf. 2 mpl. תִּרְקְדוּ v 6 (id.; both of Sinai quaking at law-giving); Inf. cstr. עֵת רְקוֹד Ec 3:4 a time to mourn (סְפֹד), and a time to skip about (gaily). Pi. dance, leap: Impf. 3 mpl. יְרַקְּדוּ Is 13:21 (of שְׂעִירִים); יְרַקֵּד֑וּן Jb 21:11 (of children; merrily), Jo 2:5 (of locusts); Pt. מְרַקֵּד 1 Ch 15:29 (of David; = מְכַרְכֵּר, מְפַזֵּז, in || 2 S 6:14, 16); fs. מְרַקֵּדָה Na 3:2 (of jolting chariots); in 2 S 6:21a ins. אֲרַקֵּד I will dance, after לִפְנֵי י׳, G Th We Dr Bu HPS (מְרַקֵּד). Hiph. Impf. 3 ms. sf. וַיַּרְקִידֵם ψ 29:6 he (י׳) made them skip like calves (trees, by lightning).

רַקָּה S TWOT GK v. I. רקק.

רַקּוֹן S GK v. II. רקק.

†[רָקַח S TWOT GK] vb. mix, or compound oil, ointment (perhaps denom.; in this case √ meaning unknown; NH has מִרְקַחַת ointment; Ph. רקח either 3 (Bloch) or 3 (Lzb); perhaps akin to Assyrian riḳḳu, spice, Meissn ⁹⁰, cf. rikkê, Dl ⁶²⁰);—Qal Impf. 3 ms. יִרְקַח Ex 30:33; Pt. רֹקֵחַ v 25, 35, רוֹ׳ 37:29 Ec 10:1; pl. cstr. רֹקְחֵי 1 Ch 9:30;—mix, compound, Ex 30:33 (P; כָּמֹהוּ, i.e. anything like the holy oil); pt. as subst. רֹקְחֵי הַמִּרְקַחַת 1 Ch 9:30 compounders of the ointment; as a professional name, mixer, perfumer, Ex 30:25, 35; 37:29 Ec 10:1. Pu. Pt. mpl. מְרֻקָּחִים 2 Ch 16:14 mixed as ointment. Hiph. Inf. abs. הַרְקַח הַמֶּרְקָחָה Ez 24:10 (|| הָתֵם), as Imv., spice the spicing (?), i.e. spice (the meat) well, but very dub., Krae proposes הָרֵק הַמָּרָק empty out the broth.

†רֶ֫קַח S TWOT GK n.[m.] spice;—יַיִן הָר׳ Ct 8:2 wine, (that is) spice (i.e. spiced wine).

†רֹ֫קַח S TWOT GK n.[m.] spice-mixture, perfume;—of holy oil, ר׳ מִרְקַחַת מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵחַ Ex 30:25; of incense, ר׳ מַעֲשֵׂה רוֹקֵחַ v 35.

†[רַקָּח S TWOT GK] n.m. ointment-maker, perfumer;—only in phr. בֶּן־הָרַקָּחִים Ne 3:8. i.e. one of the perfumers, i.e. of that guild.

†[רַקָּחָה S TWOT GK] n.f. (female) ointment-maker, perfumer;—pl. רַקָּחוֹת 1 S 8:13 ( + טַבָּחוֹת, אֹפוֹת).

†[רִקּוּחַ] n.[m.] perfumery;—pl. sf. רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְ Is 57:9 thy perfumeries, unguents.

†[מֶרְקָח S TWOT GK] n.[m.] spice, perfume (of cheeks); pl. מֶרְקָחִים Ct 5:13 (v. also מִגְדָּל 3).

†מֶרְקָחָה S TWOT GK n.f. 1. ointment-pot, in which ointment is compounded, Jb 41:23 (fig.). 2. spice-seasoning (?); as acc. cogn. v. √ Hiph.

†מִרְקַ֫חַת S TWOT GK n.f. 1. ointment-mixture. 2. ointment-pot (?);— 1. abs. רֹקְחֵי הַמּ׳ 1 Ch 9:30; רֹקַח מ׳ Ex 30:25. 2. בְּמ׳ 2 Ch 16:14 3 (?), or 3.

†[רָקַם S TWOT GK] vb. variegate (NH id.; so Arabic رَقَمَ (raqama), Ethiopic ረቀመ (raqama), cf. T רְקָם, רִקְמָתָא variegated cloth or skin, Syriac ܬܰܪܩܡܳܬܳܐ (tarqmoto) freckles);—Qal Pt. act. רֹקֵם, as subst. variegator, worker (weaver) in colours, c. ב mater. Ex 38:23, מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחשֵׁב זְר׳ 35:35; especially מַעֲשֵׂה ר׳ variegator’s work 26:36; 27:16; 28:39 = 36:37; 38:18; 39:29 (all P; all c. mater. except 28:39). Pu. Pf. 1 s. רֻקַּמְתִּי ψ 139:15 I was skilfully wrought (woven, || סכך v 13).

†רִקְמָה S TWOT GK n.f. variegated stuff (woven or embroidered);—abs. ר׳ Ju 5:30 +; sf. רִקְמָתֵךְ Ez 16:18, -תָם 26:16; du. רִקְמָתַיִם Ju 5:30; pl. רְקָמוֹת ψ 45:15;—(piece of) variegated stuff, Ju 5:30⁽⁾, for garments Ez 16:10, 13; 27:16, 24 ψ 45:15; explicitly, בִּגְדֵי ר׳ Ez 16:18; 26:16; ר׳ appar. = variegated work 27:7; fig. of variegated plumage 17:3; of variegated stone 1 Ch 29:2.

†רֶ֫קֶם S GK^, n.pr. 1. m. a. a king of Midian Nu 31:8 (Ροκομ), Jos 13:21 (Ροβοκ, A Ροκομ, G Οροκομ). b. a ‘son’ of Hebron 1 Ch 2:43, 44, Ρεκομ, Ροκομ, Ρωκημ. c. name in Gilead 1 Ch 7:16, GL Ρακαμ. 2. loc. in Benj., Jos 18:27, Νακαν, A GL Ρεκεμ[ν].

†[רָקַע S TWOT GK] vb. beat, stamp, beat out, spread out (NH id.; Hiph., Aramaic רְקַע Aph., both spread out, and deriv.; Syriac ܪܩܰܥ (rqa˓) press down (Lk 6:38 G), spread out, also consolidate; Arabic رَقَعَ (raqa˓a) patch, put on a patch, repair, cf. Chr-Pal. ܡܪܩܥܐ (mrq˓˒) patch, ܡܪܘܩܥܢܝܬܐ (mrwq˓nyt˒) 3, Schwally ⁹⁰; Ph. מרקע platter, or bowl, of gold CIS^{i. 90, 1});—Qal Impf. 1 s. sf. אֶרְקָעֵם 2 S 22:43 I will stamp them down (prob. gloss to אֲדִקֵּם preceding, cf. Bae ψ 18:43); Imv. רְקַע בְּרַגְלְךָ Ez 6:11 beat (stamp) with thy foot, in token of contemptuous pleasure, cf. Da (|| הַכֵּה בְכַפְּךָ); so Inf. cstr. sf. רַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל 25:6 (|| מַחְאֲךָ יָד); Pt. act. as subst. cstr. (Ges ^65d) רֹקַע הָאָרֶץ (i.e. י׳) he that (beateth out) spreadeth out the earth Is 42:5, רֹקַע הָא׳ 44:24, רוֹקַע הָא׳ ψ 136:6. Pi. Impf. 3 ms. sf. בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ Is 40:19 a goldsmith 2 (lit. beateth it out); 3 mpl. וַיְרַקְּעוּ אֶת־פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב Ex 39:3 they beat out the plates of gold; sf. וַיְרַקְּעוּם צִפּוּי Nu 17:4 they beat them out as plating. Pu. Pt. כֶּסֶף מְרֻקָּ֑ע Je 10:9 silver beaten out. Hiph. Impf. 2 ms. תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים Jb 37:18 canst thou make with ( = like) him a spreading for clouds (spread out clouds; cf. רָקִיעַ)?

†רָקִיעַ S TWOT GK n.m. Gn 1:6 extended surface, (solid) expanse (as if beaten out; cf. Jb 37:18);—abs. ר׳ Ez 1:22 +, cstr. רְ׳ Gn 1:14 +;—G στερέωμα, B firmamentum, cf. Syriac sub √ supr.;— 1. (flat) expanse (as if of ice, cf. כְּעֵין הַקֶרַח), as base, support (Wkl^{Altor. Forsch. iv. 347}) Ez 1:22, 23, 25 (gloss? cf. Co Toy), v 26 (supporting י׳’s throne) 10:1. Hence (Co Ez 1:22) 2. the vault of heaven, or ‘firmament,’ regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting ‘waters’ above it, Gn 1:6, 7⁽⁾, 8 (called שָׁמַיִם; all P), ψ 19:2 (|| הַשָּׁמַיִם), זֹהַר הָר׳ Dn 12:3; also הַשָּׁמַיִם ר׳ Gn 1:14, 15, 17, עַל־פְּנֵי ר׳ הַשּׁ׳ v 20 (all P). 012ר֫֒קִיעַ עֻזּוֹ ψ 150:1 (sf. ref. to י׳).

†[רִקּוּעַ] n.[m.] expansion;—pl. cstr. וְעָשׂוּ אֹתָם רִקֻּעֵי פַחִים Nu 17:3 expansions of plates, i.e. they shall be beaten into broad plates.

I. רקק TWOT (√ of foll.; Arabic رَقََّ (raqaّa) be thin, also fig. be weak, slender, scanty, etc.; Ethiopic ረቀቀ (raqaqa) be thin, ረቂቅ (raqiq) thin; Syriac ܪܰܩ (raq) Pa. Aph. make thin, ܪܰܩܺܝܩ (raqiq) thin.)

רַק S^, TWOT GK^, † 1. adj. thin;—fpl. רַקּוֹת, of kine, Gn 41:19, 20, 27 (|| v 3, 4 דַּקּוֹת). 2. ₁₀₉ adv. with restrictive force, only, altogether, surely (syn. אַךְ);—a. only, Gn 14:24; 41:40 רַק הַכִּסֵּא אֶגְדַּל מִמֶּךָּ only as regards the throne, etc., 47:22 רַק אַדְמַת הַכֹּהֲנִים לֹא קָנָה, 50:8 Ex 8:5 רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָּׁאַרְנָח, 10:17 וְיָסֵר מֵעָלַי רַק הַמָּוֶת הַזֶּה only this death, Dt 2:35 (cf. 20:14 Jos 8:2, 27), 3:11 Ju 6:39 (cf. אַךְ ib. Gn 18:32 Ex 10:17), 11:34 (circ. cl.) רַק הִיא יְחִידָה (there being) only she, an only one, 1 S 1:13 Am 3:2 רק אתכם ידעתי only you have I known, etc., Jb 1:15, 16, 17, 19 וָאִמָּֽלְטָה רַק אֲנִי לְבַדִּי I only, ψ 91:8 + often. Once strengthening אַךְ, †Nu 12:2 הֲרַק אַךְ־בְּמשֶׁה דִּבֶּר י׳. And separated (as sometimes in English) from the word actually emphasized, Pr 13:10 רַק בְּזָדוֹן יִתֵּן מַצָּה by pride there only cometh [נָתַן 1 z] contention. b. prefixed to sentences, to add a limitation on sthg. previously expressed (or implied), Gn 19:8 only to these men do nothing, 24:8 רַק אֶת־בְּנִי לֹא־תָשֵׁב הֵ֫נָּה, Ex 8:24 I will let you go …, only go not far, v 25 Nu 20:19 only—it is nothing—let me pass through on my feet (cf. Dt 2:28); especially in Deut. writers, as Dt 10:15; 12:15; 20:16 1 K 3:2, 3 (cf. 2 K 12:4; 14:4; 15:4, 35), 8:19; 11:13; 15:14, 23 2 K 3:2 (cf. 14:3; 17:2), etc., Is 4:1; emphasizing a command, Dt 4:9; 12:16, 23 Jos 1:7, 18; 6:18; 13:6; 22:5 (all D²). c. emphasizing single words, especially adjj., only = nought but, altogether, Gn 6:5 יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבּוֹ רַק רַע is only evil, i.e. exclusively evil, nought but evil, Gn 26:29 עָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ רַק טוֹב nothing but good, Dt 28:33 וְהָיִיתָ רַק עָשׁוּק, Is 28:19 רַק זְוָעָה it shall be nought but terror to, etc., 1 K 14:8 (cf. אַךְ 2 b β); sq. an adv. Dt 28:13 וְהָיִיתָ רַק לְמַ֫עְלָה above only; sq. a vb., Ju 14:16 thou dost but hate me. †d. after a neg., save, except (syn. כִּי אִם 2 a), 1 K 8:9 ( = 2 Ch 5:10) אֵין בָּאָרוֹן רַק שְׁנֵי לֻחוֹת הָאֲבָנִים, 15:5; 22:16 ( = 2 Ch 18:15), 2 K 17:18. †e. with an affirmative, asseverative force, only, altogether = surely, Gn 20:11 רַק אֵין יִרְאַת אלהים במקום הזה, Dt 4:6 (so EV; but Ges populus mere sapiens, so Di), 1 K 21:25 2 Ch 28:10 ψ 32:6 רַק לְשֶׁטֶף מים רבים אליו לא יַגִּ֑יעוּ. †f. רַק אִם (רַק prefixed for emph.) if only, provided only, Dt 15:5 רַק אִם שׁמוע תשׁמע וג׳, 1 K 8:25 ( = 2 Ch 6:16) רַק אִם ישׁמרו בניך דרכם ללכת וג׳, 2 K 21:8 ( = 2 Ch 33:8).

†רָקִיק S TWOT GK n.m. a thin cake, (RV) wafer (cf. Arabic رُقَاقَةٌ (ruqāqatun) a thin round cake of bread), always of unleavened bread: Ex 29:23 = Lv 8:26 ר׳ אֶחָד, רְקִיק מַצָּה אֶחָד Nu 6:19, רְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת Ex 29:2 Lv 2:4; 7:12 Nu 6:15 (all P), 1 Ch 23:29.—G λάγανον.

†רַקָּה S TWOT GK n.f. the temple (of the head): Ju 4:21 וַתִּתְקַע הַיָּתֵד בְרַקָּתוֹ, v 22 5:26 וּמָֽחְצָה וְחָֽלְפָה רַקָּתוּ, Ct 4:3 = 6:7 כְּפֶלַח הָרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ.

II. [רָקַק S TWOT GK] vb. spit (NH, Aramaic רְקַק, ܪܰܩ (raq), all = BH);—Qal Impf. 3 ms. יָרֹק Lv 15:8, c. ב of pers. spit upon.—Cf. יָרַק.

†רֹק S TWOT GK n.[m.] spittle;—abs. ר׳ Is 50:6 Jb 30:10 (both of contemptuous spitting); sf. רֻקִּי 7:19 while I swallow (בָּלַע) my spittle, i.e. for the briefest time.

†רַקּוֹן S GK n.pr.loc. in Dan, הָר׳ Jos 19:46, prob. doublet of הַיַּרְקוֹן, om. G Benn Steuern, cf. Di.

†רַקַּת S GK n.pr.loc. in Naphtali, Jos 19:35; G (ομαθα) δακεθ, A Ρεκκαθ, GL Ρακκαθ; a Jewish trad. identified with Tiberias, Talm ^{Megilia 2b} Nbr ^{208 f.} Buhl ²²⁶ GASm ⁴⁴⁷.

רָשׁ S GK v. רושׁ.

רשׁה TWOT (√ of foll.; cf. NH Hiph. permit, Hoph. Ecclus 3:22; J.Aram; רְשָׁא have power, Aph. permit; Old Aramaic רשי cause, occasion, Lzb³⁷⁰, Nab. allowed, Id.^ib.; Syriac ܪܫܳܐ (ršo) is usually blame; Assyrian rašû, possess, râšû, creditor; Arabic (و) رَسَا ((w) rasā) be firm, iv. make firm; Ethiopic ረሰየ (rassaya) set, put in, place over, prepare, etc.; Sab. רשו servant of deity JHMordtm ^{xxx (1876), 31 f.}).

†רִשְׁיוֹן S TWOT GK n.[m.] permission;—cstr. ר׳ Ezr 3:7.

רֵשִׁית v. רֵאשִׁית sub ראשׁ.

†[רָשַׁם S TWOT GK] vb. inscribe, note (NH id.; so Aramaic רְשַׁם, ܪܫܰܡ (ršam); Arabic رشم (ršm) is loan-word Nö ^{xxix (1875), 327} Frä^{137. 250});—Qal Pt. pass. c. art. as subst. הָרָשׁוּם בִּכְתָב אֱמֶת Dn 10:21 that which is inscribed in the writing of truth.

רשׁע (√ of foll.; opp. צדק; cf. Arabic رَسَعَ (rasa˓a) be loose (of limbs) Kam Frey; whence perhaps be (disjointed), ill regulated, abnormal, wicked; NH רָשָׁע criminal, רִשְׁעָה crime, vb. Hiph. (denom.) declare guilty; Aramaic רְשַׁע be wicked, ܪܫܰܥ (rša˓) Aph. do wickedly, and deriv.; Ethiopic ረስዐ (ras˓a) usually forget, less often err, be wicked, ረሲዕ (rasi˓) wicked (loan-word from Syriac ܪܰܫܺܝܥ (raši˓) SchwallyZMG ^{lii (1898), 135})).

רָשָׁע S TWOT GK₂₆₃ adj. wicked, criminal;—abs. ר׳ Gn 18:23 +; pl. רְשָׁעִים Is 13:11 +; cstr. רִשְׁעֵי ψ 75:9 + 3 times; fs. רְשָׁעָה Ez 3:18 (del. Co), v 19 (רָשָׁע Co);—† 1. usually as subst., one guilty of crime, deserving punishment; sometimes also wicked; opp. צַדִּיק; רָשָׁע Ex 2:13; 23:1 (E), Dt 25:2 Pr 17:23; 18:5; 25:5 Jb 9:22, 24; coll. Gn 18:23, 25⁽⁾ (J) Mi 6:10 Pr 3:33; 28:4, רשׁעים 1 S 24:14 Je 5:26 Pr 19:28; 20:26; 29:12, אנשׁים רשׁעים 2 S 4:11 (murderers), רָשָׁע לָמוּת Nu 35:31 (P) guilty of death, מוֹשֵׁל ר׳ Pr 28:15, cf. 29:2, הִצְדִּיק ר׳ Ex 23:7 (E) Is 5:23 Pr 17:15; הִרְשִׁעַ ר׳ Dt 25:1 1 K 8:32 = השׁיב לְרָשָׁע 2 Ch 6:23; אמר לר׳ צַדִּיק Pr 24:24. 2. guilty of hostility to God or his people, wicked enemies: רשׁע sg. ψ 17:13 + 6 times ψψ, Is 26:10; coll. ψ 9:6, 17; 10:2 + 6 times ψψ, Is 11:4 Hb 3:13; רשׁעים ψ 3:8; 7:10; 9:18 + 5 times ψψ, Is 48:22; 57:20, 21 Je 25:31 Ez 21:34 Mal 3:21 ( + (poss.) other cases; often hard to decide); specif. of Pharaoh Ex 9:27 (J), Babylon Is 13:11; 14:5, Chaldeans Hb 1:4, 13; || שׂנְאֵי יהוה 2 Ch 19:2. 3. guilty of sin, against either God or man, wicked: האנשׁים הרשׁעים Nu 16:26 (J, rebellious Korahites), Mal 3:18 (not serving י׳), opp. צַדִּיק; sg. indiv. Ez 3:18⁽⁾; 21:30; 33:8⁽⁾ ψ 11:5; 32:10 Pr 9:7 +; coll. Is 3:11 Jb 34:18; 36:6, 17; pl. רשׁעים Is 53:9 Je 23:19 = 30:23, Zp 1:3 ψ 26:5 Pr 10:3 Ec 8:10 +; || חסידים 1 S 2:9 (poem), ψ 12:9; 50:16; 97:10; 145:20; || עֹזְבֵי תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ 119:53, cf. v 61, +; †אדם ר׳ Pr 11:7 Jb 20:29; 27:13; אִישׁ ר׳ Pr 21:29; מלאך ר׳ 13:17; זֶרַע רשׁעים ψ 37:28; †עֲצַת רשׁעים 1:1 Jb 10:3; 21:16; 22:18; †דֶּרֶךְ רשׁעים Je 12:1 ψ 1:6; 146:9 Pr 4:19; 12:26; דֶּרֶךְ רשׁע 15:9; מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָֽרְשָׁעָה Ez 3:18, 19 (but v. Co, supr.); †רִשְׁעֵי (ה)ארץ ψ 75:9; 101:8; 119:119 Ez 7:21 (G Co עריצי).—רָשָׁע is rare before exile; chiefly Ez ψψ Wisd. lit..

†רֶ֫שַׁע S TWOT GK n.m. 1 S 24:14 wickedness;—abs. ר׳ Mi 6:10 +, רָ֑שַׁע Ec 3:16; cstr. (perhaps) רֶ֫שַׁע 7:25; sf. רִשְׁעוֹ Dt 9:27 +, etc.;— 1. wickedness, as violence and crime against civil law Ec 3:16⁽⁾; אֶגְרֹף ר׳ Is 58:4 fist of wickedness; חַרְצֻבּוֹת ר׳ v 6; לֶחֶם ר׳ Pr 4:17; מַטֵּה ר׳ Ez 7:11; מֹאזְנֵי ר׳ Mi 6:11; אֹצְרוֹת ר׳ v 10, cf. Pr 10:2; בְּרֶשַׁע ψ 141:4 Pr 12:3; עשׂות ר׳ 16:12; מִרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא ר׳ 1 S 24:14 (proverb). 2. wickedness of enemies: of Egypt Ez 31:11 (dub. Co; gloss Toy); שֵׁבֶט הר׳ ψ 125:3 (G SS רָשָׁע). 3. wickedness, in ethical relations: || חטאת Dt 9:27 (D²); || עון Je 14:20; || עולה Ho 10:13; opp. צֶדֶק ψ 45:8, אֱמֶת Pr 8:7; v. also ψ 5:5; 10:15 Jb 34:10; 35:8 Ec 7:25; 8:8; אַנְשֵׁי ר׳ Jb 34:8; אָהֳלֵי ר׳ ψ 84:11; שׁוּב מֵרִשְׁעוֹ Ez 3:19; 33:12 (v. רִשְׁעָה 3).

†[רָשַׁע S TWOT GK] vb. denom. be wicked, act wickedly;—Qal Pf. 1 s. רָשַׁעְתִּי 2 S 22:22 +, רָשָׁ֑עְנוּ 1 K 8:47 +; Impf. 2 ms. תִּרְשַׁע Ec 7:17; 1 s. אֶרְשָׁ֑ע Jb 9:29; 10:7;— 1. be wicked, act wickedly, 1 K 8:47 = 2 Ch 6:37, Dn 9:15 Ec 7:17; + מֵאֱלֹהָי 2 S 22:22 (in departing) from my God = ψ 18:22. 2. be guilty, Jb 9:29; 10:7, 15. Hiph. Pf. 3 ms. הִרְשִׁיעַ 2 Ch 20:35; 3 mpl. הִרְשִׁיעוּ Dt 25:1 Dn 12:10; 1 pl. הִרְשַׁעְנוּ 9:5, etc.: Impf. 3 ms. יַרְשִׁיעַ Pr 12:2 +; יַרְשִׁעַ Jb 34:29; 3 mpl. יַרְשִׁיעֻן Ex 22:8, etc.; Inf. cstr. הַרְשִׁיעַ 1 K 8:32 2 Ch 22:3; Pt. מַרְשִׁיעַ Pr 17:15; pl. cstr. מַרְשִׁיעֵי Dn 11:32;— 1. condemn as guilty, in civil relations, c. acc. Ex 22:8 (E) Dt 25:1 ψ 94:21 Jb 34:17 Pr 17:15. 2. condemn as guilty, in ethical and religious relations, c. acc. 1 K 8:32 Jb 9:20; 10:2; 15:6; 32:3; 40:8 ψ 37:33 Pr 12:2 Is 50:9; 54:17, abs. Jb 34:29. 3. act wickedly (late), in ethics and religion: Jb 34:12 (denied of י׳), Ne 9:33 Dn 12:10 2 Ch 22:3; || חטא ψ 106:6 Dn 9:5; הרשׁיע לעשׂות 2 Ch 20:35; מַרְשִׁיעֵי בְרִית Dn 11:32.—יַרְשִׁיעַ 1 S 14:47 read יִוָּשֵׁעַ G Capp We Dr Bu HPS.

†רִשְׁעָה S TWOT GK n.f. wickedness;—abs. ר׳ Is 9:17 +; cstr. רִשְׁעַת Dt 9:4 +; sf. רִשְׁעָתוֹ Dt 25:2 +;— 1. wickedness in civil relations, Dt 25:2 Pr 13:6 Is 9:17; בְּרִשְׁעָתוֹ יפּל רָשָׁע Pr 11:5. 2. wickedness of enemies, גְּבוּל ר׳ Mal 1:4 (Edom); זאת הר׳ Zc 5:8 (personif.); לְרִשְׁעָה Ez 5:6 (del. Co); רִשְׁעַת הגוים Dt 9:4, 5. 3. wickedness, ethical and religious, עשׂה ר׳ Mal 3:15, 19, שׁוּב מֵרִשְׁעָתוֹ Ez 18:27; 33:19; רִשְׁעַת (הָ)רָשָׁע 18:20; 33:12.

†מִרְשַׁ֫עַת S TWOT GK n.f. wickedness;—abs. הַמּ׳ 2 Ch 24:7 Athaliah the (embodied) wickedness.

רִשְׁעָתַיִם S GK v. כּוּשַׁן ר׳ p. 469.

רשׁף TWOT (√ of foll.; Sam. רשפ# (ršף) irritavit, incendit; NH רֶשֶׁף flame, Ecclus 43:17c רשׁף 3 (? si vera l.); J.Aram רשְׁפָּא flame; רשף as n.pr.div. in Old Aramaic and Ph. Lzb^{154, 370} Pietschm ^{150 ff.} EMey ^{xxxi (1877), 719} Nö^{ib. xlii (1888), 473} Spiegelberg ^{xiii (1898), 121} Lzb^{ib. 328} WMM ^{311 ff.} GACooke ^{56 f.}).

†i. רֶ֫שֶׁף S^, TWOT GK^, n.m. Hb 3:5 flame, fire-bolt;—abs. ר׳ Dt 32:24 +; pl. רְשָׁפִים ψ 78:48, cstr. רִשְׁפֵי 76:4, רִשְׁפֵּי Ct 8:6; sf. רְשָׁפֶיהָ v 6;— 1. flame: ר׳ ר׳ אֵשׁ Ct 8:6 its flames (sc. of אַהֲבָה, קִנְאָה) are flames of fire; בְּנֵי ר׳ Jb 5:7 = sparks; ר׳ = pointed flame of lightning ψ 78:48 (|| בָּרָד); ר׳ קָ֑שֶׁת 76:4 sharp flames of the bow, fig. for arrows. 2. 2 of י׳, bringing pestilence and death, Dt 32:24 (cf. Dr; || קֶטֶב מְרִירִי), Hb 3:5 (|| דֶּבֶר).

†ii. רֶ֫שֶׁף S^, TWOT GK^, n.pr.m. in Ephr., 1 Ch 7:25; Σαραφ, A Ρασεφ, GL Ρασηφ.

†[רָשַׁשׁ S TWOT GK] vb. Pō˓ēl beat down, shatter (Syriac ܪܰܫ (raš) bruise, grind);—Impf. 3 ms. יְרשֵׁשׁ Je 5:17 one shall beat down thy fortified cities. Pu. Pf. 1 pl. רֻשַּׁשְׁנוּ Mal 1:4 we are beaten down.

רֶ֫שֶׁת S TWOT GK net, v. ירשׁ.

†[רָתַח S TWOT GK] vb. boil (NH id.; Ecclus 43:3 Hiph. make hot; Aramaic רְתַח, ܪܬܰܚ (rtaḥ) boil);—Pi. Imv. ms. רַתַּח causat. Ez 24:5 cause to boil, bring to boiling, c. acc. rei. Pu. Pf. 3 pl. רֻתְּחוּ Jb 30:27 my bowels have been made to boil without quiet (fig. of violent emotion). Hiph. Impf. 3 ms. יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה Jb 41:23 he (the crocod.) maketh the depth boil like the pot.

†[רֶ֫תַח S TWOT GK] n.[m.] boiling;—pl. sf. רְתָחֶיהָ Ez 24:5, as acc. cogn. cause its boilings to boil, make it boil vigorously; but read נְתָחֶיהָ Hi-Sm Co Da (poss.) and all mod. (cf. v 4, 6; || עצמים).

†[רָתַם S TWOT GK] vb. bind, attach (cf. Arabic رَتِيمَةٌ (ratīmatun) thread bound to finger as reminder);—Qal Imv. ms. רְתֹם הַמֶּרְכָּבָה לָרֶכֶשׁ Mi 1:13.

†רֹ֫תֶם S TWOT GK n.m. 1 K 19:5 a kind of broom-shrub, broom-plant, retem (NH id.; Arabic رَتَمٌ (ratamun) (on form Lag ¹⁵²); T רִיתְמָא, all = BH);—abs. ר׳ אֶחָד 1 K 19:5, ר׳ אחת v 4 Kt (אֶחָד Qr); pl. שֹׁרֶשׁ רְתָמִים לַחְמָם Jb 30:4 (on text v. Bu Che); גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִים ψ 120:4, Rob ^{i. 84, 203, 205, 500} Löw ³¹³ Post^{, ‘Juniper’} Che ^{‘Juniper’}.

†רִתְמָה S GK n.pr.loc. station in wilderness, Nu 33:18, 19; Ραθαμα, GL Ραμαθα.

†[רָתַק S TWOT GK] vb. bind (Arabic رَتَقَ (rataqa) close up and repair, sew up; Talm רִיתְקָא fenced enclosure);—Pu. Pf. 3 pl. רֻתְּקוּ בַזִּקִּים Na 3:10 her great ones were bound with fetters. Niph. Impf. 3 ms. יֵרָתֵק Ec 12:6 Qr (ירחק Kt), from context = be snapped, broken; read prob. יִנָּתֵק (Pfannkuche Thes and mod.).

†[רְתֻקָה S TWOT GK] n.[f.] chain (?);—pl. cstr. רְתֻקוֹת כֶּסֶף Is 40:19.

†רַתּוֹק S^, TWOT GK^, n.[m.] chain (on form Lag ⁸⁹);—abs. עֲשֵׂה הָר׳ Ez 7:23, i.e. for captives, but very dub.; Co עָרֹה וּבָקוֹק, Krae עשֵֹׁי הַבַּתּוֹק (ב׳ = Assyrian butâḳu, obstruction); hence perhaps also pl. cstr. רַתּוּקוֹת זָהָב 1 K 6:21 Qr (Kt רתיקות), chains of gold before the דְּבִיר in temple.

רַתּוּקוֹת, רתיקות v. foregoing.

רתת TWOT (√ of foll.; NH רָתַת, Aramaic רְתַת, ܪܰܬ (rat), all tremble; cf. רטט).

†רְתֵת S TWOT GK n.[m.] trembling (on form Lag ¹⁷⁶ Ba^{§ 7b});—ר׳ Ho 13:1 (si vera l.) when Ephr. spoke trembling (AV Che al.); Ew al. spoke terror; Hi Ke RV spoke, there was trembling; text dub. (v. Now).