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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7538. רָקָב (raqab) -- To rot, decay, decompose</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7538.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/13-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7538.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7538</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7537.htm" title="7537">◄</a> 7538. raqab <a href="../hebrew/7539.htm" title="7539">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">raqab: To rot, decay, decompose</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רָקָב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>raqab<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rah-KAB<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(raw-kawb')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To rot, decay, decompose<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>decay<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of decay or corruption is φθορά (phthora), Strong's Greek #5356, which also conveys the idea of corruption or moral decay.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "raqab" primarily denotes the process of rotting or decaying. It is used in the context of physical decomposition, often referring to the decay of organic matter such as flesh or wood. The term can also be metaphorically applied to describe moral or spiritual corruption.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of decay was not only a physical reality but also carried significant spiritual implications. The process of decomposition was seen as a natural consequence of death, a reminder of the impermanence of life and the effects of sin. In a culture that valued purity and cleanliness, decay was often associated with impurity and was to be avoided or cleansed. The imagery of decay served as a powerful metaphor for the consequences of turning away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7537.htm">raqeb</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>rottenness, decay<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>decay (1), rotten thing (1), rottenness (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רָקָב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>rottenness, decay</b></font> (always figurative); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> absolute; apparently of ravages of worm, in <font class="hebrew2">בֵּית יְהוּדָה</font>, in figure <a href="/interlinear/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">עָשׁ</font>), compare <a href="/interlinear/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28</a> ("" <em>id.</em>); elsewhere of decay of bones, <em>caries</em> (in figurative), <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּעַצְמ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-4.htm">Proverbs 12:4</a>, construct <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רְקֵב עַצְמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-30.htm">Proverbs 14:30</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>rottenness thing <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7537.htm">raqab</a>; decay (by caries) -- rottenness (thing). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7537.htm">raqab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְכָרָקָ֖ב וּכְרָקָ֖ב וּרְקַ֖ב וכרקב ורקב כְּרָקָ֣ב כרקב רָקָ֛ב רקב kə·rā·qāḇ keraKav kərāqāḇ rā·qāḇ raKav rāqāḇ ū·ḵə·rā·qāḇ ū·rə·qaḇ ucheraKav ūḵərāqāḇ ureKav ūrəqaḇ vecharaKav wə·ḵā·rā·qāḇ wəḵārāqāḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/13-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 13:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְ֭הוּא <b> כְּרָקָ֣ב </b> יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> While I am decaying <span class="itali">like a rotten thing,</span> Like a garment<br><a href="/kjvs/job/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And he, as a rotten thing,</span> consumeth,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/13-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he <span class="itali">A rotten</span> I am decaying A garment<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/12-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 12:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑הּ <b> וּכְרָקָ֖ב </b> בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו מְבִישָֽׁה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But she who shames <span class="itali">[him] is like rottenness</span> in his bones.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but she that maketh ashamed <span class="itali">[is] as rottenness</span> in his bones.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is the crown of her husband <span class="itali">rottenness</span> his bones shames<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א <b> וּרְקַ֖ב </b> עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But passion <span class="itali">is rottenness</span> to the bones.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but envy <span class="itali">the rottenness</span> of the bones.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heart A tranquil <span class="itali">is rottenness</span> to the bones passion<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָעָ֖שׁ לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם <b> וְכָרָקָ֖ב </b> לְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Ephraim <span class="itali">And like rottenness</span> to the house<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">as rottenness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A moth to Ephraim <span class="itali">rottenness</span> to the house of Judah<p><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא <b> רָקָ֛ב </b> בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> quivered. <span class="itali">Decay</span> enters<br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at the voice: <span class="itali">rottenness</span> entered<br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my lips enters <span class="itali">Decay</span> my bones my place<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7538.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7538.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7538<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kerakav_7538.htm">kə·rā·qāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/rakav_7538.htm">rā·qāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ucherakav_7538.htm">ū·ḵə·rā·qāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/urekav_7538.htm">ū·rə·qaḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vecharakav_7538.htm">wə·ḵā·rā·qāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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