What does רָכַל (rākal) mean in the Bible?
רָכַל (rākal): Movement for profit through commerce; distinct from settled merchant—implies itinerant trader or peddler
Hebrew · H7402
רָכַל
To travel for trading
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רָכַל H7402
Pronunciation rākal
What does רָכַל (rākal) mean in the Bible?
רָכַל (rākal): Movement for profit through commerce; distinct from settled merchant—implies itinerant trader or peddler
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7402?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include traded with you (3), the merchants (2), [were] your clients (1), and [so did] the merchants (1), and merchants (1).
Where does רָכַל (rākal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (11), Nehemiah (3), 1 Kings (1), Nahum (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 traded with you 3× Ezekiel 27:17, Ezekiel 27:22, Ezekiel 27:23
the merchants 2× Nehemiah 13:20, Ezekiel 27:22
[were] your clients 1× Ezekiel 27:15
and [so did] the merchants 1× Ezekiel 27:23
and merchants 1× Nehemiah 3:32
and the merchants 1× Nehemiah 3:31
merchant 1× Ezekiel 27:3
of the merchant 1× Song Of Solomon 3:6
of traders 1× Ezekiel 17:4
traded 1× Ezekiel 27:24
traders 1× 1 Kings 10:15
was your merchant 1× Ezekiel 27:20
were your merchants 1× Ezekiel 27:13
your merchants 1× Nahum 3:16
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 10:15 הָרֹכְלִ֑ים to traders Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Nehemiah 3:31 וְהָרֹכְלִ֑ים to and the merchants Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Nehemiah 3:32 וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃פ to and merchants Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Nehemiah 13:20 הָרֹכְלִ֜ים to the merchants Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 3:6 רוֹכֵֽל׃ to of the merchant Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Ezekiel 17:4 רֹכְלִ֖ים to of traders Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Ezekiel 27:3 רֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ to merchant Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Ezekiel 27:13 רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְ to were your merchants Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 27:15 רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ to [were] your clients Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 27:17 רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ to traded with you Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 10:15
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 5
1 Kings 1 Nehemiah 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Ezekiel 11 Nahum 1
Source forms
רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ 2x rō·ḵə·la·yiḵ Ezekiel 27:15, Nahum 3:16
רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ 2x rō·ḵə·lā·yiḵ Ezekiel 27:17, Ezekiel 27:22
הָרֹכְלִ֑ים 1x hā·rō·ḵə·lîm 1 Kings 10:15
הָרֹכְלִ֜ים 1x hā·rō·ḵə·lîm Nehemiah 13:20
וְהָרֹכְלִ֑ים 1x wə·hā·rō·ḵə·lîm Nehemiah 3:31
וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃פ 1x wə·hā·rō·ḵə·lîm Nehemiah 3:32
רוֹכֵֽל׃ 1x rō·w·ḵêl Song Of Solomon 3:6
רֹכְלֵ֤י 1x rō·ḵə·lê Ezekiel 27:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 6x Ezekiel 27:13, Ezekiel 27:15, Ezekiel 27:17, Ezekiel 27:22
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 10:15, Nehemiah 13:20
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Nehemiah 3:31, Nehemiah 3:32
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 27:20, Ezekiel 27:23
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 2x Ezekiel 27:22, Ezekiel 27:23
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 27:3
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 17:4
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 3:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Movement for profit through commerce; distinct from settled merchant—implies itinerant trader or peddler
Source Gloss
to travel for trading
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Movement for profit through commerce; distinct from settled merchant—implies itinerant trader or peddler
to travel for trading BDB: go about Usage: (spice) merchant.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Participle active Ezek 17:4 · Ezek 27:3 · Ezek 27:22 · Ezek 27:23 · Song 3:6 5×
Word Origins
רָכַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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