What does רָקִיק mean in the Bible?
רָקִיק is a Hebrew word meaning "a thin cake".
Hebrew · H7550
רָקִיק
A thin cake
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רָקִיק H7550
What does רָקִיק mean in the Bible?
רָקִיק is a Hebrew word meaning "a thin cake".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7550?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wafers (4), wafer (3), the wafers (1).
Where does רָקִיק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Exodus (2), Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (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 wafers 4× Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12, Numbers 6:15
wafer 3× Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
the wafers 1× 1 Chronicles 23:29
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:2 וּרְקִיקֵ֥י to wafers Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 29:23 וְרָקִ֣יק to wafer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:4 וּרְקִיקֵ֥י to wafers Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 7:12 וּרְקִיקֵ֥י to wafers Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 8:26 וְרָקִ֣יק to wafer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 6:15 וּרְקִיקֵ֥י to wafers Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 6:19 וּרְקִ֥יק to wafer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Chronicles 23:29 וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י to the wafers Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:2
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Leviticus 3 Numbers 2 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
וּרְקִיקֵ֥י 4x ū·rə·qî·qê Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12, Numbers 6:15
וְרָקִ֣יק 2x wə·rā·qîq Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26
וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י 1x wə·lir·qî·qê 1 Chronicles 23:29
וּרְקִ֥יק 1x ū·rə·qîq Numbers 6:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12, Numbers 6:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 6:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 1 Chronicles 23:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a thin cake
Source Gloss
a thin cake
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a thin cake Usage: cake, wafer.
Word Origins
רָקִיק is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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