Original Language Studio
Psalms 136:6
“To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רָקַעrâqaʻ · raw-kah'
H7554 · Hebrew
H7554 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.
- Grammar
- לְ — preposition
- רֹקַ֣ע — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 39:3Numbers 17:42 Samuel 22:43Job 37:18Isaiah 40:19
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָקַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.