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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: 7539. רִקָּבוֹן (riqqabon) -- Decay, rottenness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7539.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/41-27.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/7539.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> > 7539</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/7538.htm" title="7538">◄</a> 7539. riqqabon <a href="../hebrew/7540.htm" title="7540">►</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">riqqabon: Decay, rottenness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רִקָּבוֹן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>riqqabown<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rik-kaw-bone'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(rik-kaw-bone')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Decay, rottenness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>decay<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root רָקַב (raqab), meaning "to rot" or "to decay."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of decay or corruption can be related to Greek words such as φθορά (phthora - Strong's G5356), which means corruption or decay.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "riqqabon" refers to physical decay or rottenness, often used metaphorically to describe moral or spiritual corruption. It conveys a sense of deterioration, whether in a physical, moral, or spiritual context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of decay was not only a physical phenomenon but also a metaphor for moral and spiritual decline. The Israelites understood that just as physical bodies could decay, so could their spiritual lives if they turned away from God's commandments. This understanding was deeply rooted in their covenant relationship with God, where obedience brought blessings and disobedience led to curses, including the metaphorical "rottenness" of the soul.<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>rotten (1).<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">רִקָּבוֺן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> id.; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֵץ ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/41-19.htm">Job 41:19</a> <em>wood of rottenness, = rotten wood</em> (in figurative). <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>rotten <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7538.htm">raqab</a>; decay (by caries) -- rotten. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7538.htm">raqab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>רִקָּב֣וֹן רקבון rikkaVon riq·qā·ḇō·wn riqqāḇōwn<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/41-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 41:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ <b> רִקָּב֣וֹן </b> נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as straw, Bronze <span class="itali">as rotten</span> wood.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as straw, [and] brass <span class="itali">as rotten</span> wood.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/41-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> iron wood <span class="itali">rotten</span> Bronze<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7539.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7539.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7539<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/rikkavon_7539.htm">riq·qā·ḇō·wn — 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7538.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7538"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7538" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7540.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7540"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7540" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>