What does רָקַם (rāqam) mean in the Bible?
רָקַם (rāqam): Skilled artisanal craftsmanship involving intricate color variation; extends metaphorically to deliberate fabrication or deception.
Hebrew · H7551
רָקַם
To variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate
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רָקַםH7551
Pronunciationrāqam
What does רָקַם (rāqam) mean in the Bible?
רָקַם (rāqam): Skilled artisanal craftsmanship involving intricate color variation; extends metaphorically to deliberate fabrication or deception.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7551?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include embroidered (3), an embroidered (1), and embroiderer (1), embroidered with (1), embroiderers (1).
Where does רָקַם (rāqam) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Psalms (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 Itembroidered3×Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 36:37
an embroidered1×Exodus 28:39
and embroiderer1×Exodus 38:23
embroidered with1×Exodus 39:29
embroiderers1×Exodus 35:35
was embroidered1×Exodus 38:18
when I was woven together1×Psalms 139:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:36רֹקֵֽם׃toembroideredVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 27:16רֹקֵ֑םtoembroideredVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 28:39רֹקֵֽם׃toan embroideredVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 35:35וְרֹקֵ֞םtoembroiderersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 36:37רֹקֵֽם׃toembroideredVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 38:18רֹקֵ֔םtowas embroideredVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 38:23וְרֹקֵ֗םtoand embroidererConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularExodus 39:29רֹקֵ֑םtoembroidered withVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularPsalms 139:15רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיtowhen I was woven togetherVerb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:36
Aligned rows9
Books represented2
Exodus8Psalms1
Source forms
רֹקֵֽם׃3xrō·qêmExodus 26:36, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 36:37
רֹקֵ֑ם2xrō·qêmExodus 27:16, Exodus 39:29
וְרֹקֵ֞ם1xwə·rō·qêmExodus 35:35
וְרֹקֵ֗ם1xwə·rō·qêmExodus 38:23
רֹקֵ֔ם1xrō·qêmExodus 38:18
רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי1xruq·qam·tîPsalms 139:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular6xExodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 36:37
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular2xExodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23
Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular1xPsalms 139:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Skilled artisanal craftsmanship involving intricate color variation; extends metaphorically to deliberate fabrication or deception.
Source Gloss
to variegate color, i.e. embroider ; by implication, to fabricate
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Skilled artisanal craftsmanship involving intricate color variation; extends metaphorically to deliberate fabrication or deception.
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate BDB: variegate Usage: embroiderer, needlework, curiously work.
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 groups2Aligned forms7
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
Participle activeExod 26:36 · Exod 27:16 · Exod 28:39 · Exod 36:37 · Exod 38:18 · Exod 39:296×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectPs 139:151×
Word Origins
רָקַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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