What does רָקַד mean in the Bible?
e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)".
Hebrew · H7540
רָקַד
Properly, to stamp , i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
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רָקַד H7540
What does רָקַד mean in the Bible?
רָקַד is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to stamp , i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7540?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and bounding (1), dancing (1), skip (1), skip about (1), skipped (1).
Where does רָקַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 15:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), 1 Chronicles (1), Ecclesiastes (1), 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 and bounding 1× Nahum 3:2
dancing 1× 1 Chronicles 15:29
skip 1× Psalms 29:6
skip about 1× Job 21:11
skipped 1× Psalms 114:4
that you skipped 1× Psalms 114:6
they bound 1× Joel 2:5
to dance 1× Ecclesiastes 3:4
will leap about 1× Isaiah 13:21
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 15:29 מְרַקֵּ֣ד to dancing Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Job 21:11 יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ to skip about Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Psalms 29:6 וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם to skip Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 114:4 רָקְד֣וּ to skipped Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 114:6 תִּרְקְד֣וּ to that you skipped Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Ecclesiastes 3:4 רְקֽוֹד׃ to to dance Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Isaiah 13:21 יְרַקְּדוּ־ to will leap about Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Joel 2:5 יְרַקֵּד֔וּן to they bound Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Nahum 3:2 מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃ to and bounding Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Chronicles 15:29
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
1 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Joel 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם 1x way·yar·qî·ḏêm Psalms 29:6
יְרַקְּדוּ־ 1x yə·raq·qə·ḏū- Isaiah 13:21
יְרַקֵּד֔וּן 1x yə·raq·qê·ḏūn Joel 2:5
יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ 1x yə·raq·qê·ḏūn Job 21:11
מְרַקֵּ֣ד 1x mə·raq·qêḏ 1 Chronicles 15:29
מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃ 1x mə·raq·qê·ḏāh Nahum 3:2
רָקְד֣וּ 1x rā·qə·ḏū Psalms 114:4
רְקֽוֹד׃ 1x rə·qō·wḏ Ecclesiastes 3:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 2x Job 21:11, Joel 2:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 29:6
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 13:21
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular 1x Nahum 3:2
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 15:29
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Psalms 114:6
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Ecclesiastes 3:4
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 114:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to stamp , i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
Source Gloss
properly, to stamp , i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy) BDB: skip about Usage: dance, jump, leap, skip.
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 2 Aligned forms 6
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Participle active 1Chr 15:29 · Nah 3:2 2×
Imperfect Isa 13:21 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Infinitive construct Eccl 3:4 1×
Perfect Ps 114:4 1×
Imperfect Ps 114:6 1×
Word Origins
רָקַד 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