Hebrew · H7540

רָקַד

Properly, to stamp , i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)

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רָקַדH7540

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

What does רָקַד mean in the Bible?

e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)".

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 bounding1×Nahum 3:2

dancing1×1 Chronicles 15:29

skip1×Psalms 29:6

skip about1×Job 21:11

skipped1×Psalms 114:4

that you skipped1×Psalms 114:6

they bound1×Joel 2:5

to dance1×Ecclesiastes 3:4

will leap about1×Isaiah 13:21

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1 Chronicles 15:29מְרַקֵּ֣דtodancingVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Job 21:11יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃toskip aboutVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Psalms 29:6וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥םtoskipConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 114:4רָקְד֣וּtoskippedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 114:6תִּרְקְד֣וּtothat you skippedVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Ecclesiastes 3:4רְקֽוֹד׃toto danceVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct Isaiah 13:21יְרַקְּדוּ־towill leap aboutVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Joel 2:5יְרַקֵּד֔וּןtothey boundVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Nahum 3:2מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃toand boundingVerb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row1 Chronicles 15:29

Aligned rows9

Books represented7

1 Chronicles1Job1Psalms3Ecclesiastes1Isaiah1Joel1Nahum1

Source forms

וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם1xway·yar·qî·ḏêmPsalms 29:6

יְרַקְּדוּ־1xyə·raq·qə·ḏū-Isaiah 13:21

יְרַקֵּד֔וּן1xyə·raq·qê·ḏūnJoel 2:5

יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃1xyə·raq·qê·ḏūnJob 21:11

מְרַקֵּ֣ד1xmə·raq·qêḏ1 Chronicles 15:29

מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃1xmə·raq·qê·ḏāhNahum 3:2

רָקְד֣וּ1xrā·qə·ḏūPsalms 114:4

רְקֽוֹד׃1xrə·qō·wḏEcclesiastes 3:4

Parsing patterns

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun2xJob 21:11, Joel 2:5

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 29:6

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 13:21

Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular1xNahum 3:2

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 15:29

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural1xPsalms 114:6

Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xEcclesiastes 3:4

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xPsalms 114:4

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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רָקַד

What does רָקַד mean in the Bible?

What does רָקַד mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7540?

Where does רָקַד appear in Scripture?

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