What does רַחַת mean in the Bible?
רַחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "a winnowing -fork (as blowing the chaff away)".
Hebrew · H7371
רַחַת
A winnowing -fork (as blowing the chaff away)
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רַחַת H7371
What does רַחַת mean in the Bible?
רַחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "a winnowing -fork (as blowing the chaff away)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7371?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include with shovel (1).
Where does רַחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 30:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It with shovel 1× Isaiah 30:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 30:24
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
בָרַ֖חַת 1x ḇā·ra·ḥaṯ Isaiah 30:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 30:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a winnowing -fork (as blowing the chaff away)
Source Gloss
a winnowing -fork (as blowing the chaff away)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a winnowing-fork (as blowing the chaff away) BDB: winnowing-shovel Usage: shovel.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain