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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רָקַם H7551
Pronunciation rāqam
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 It embroidered 3× Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 36:37
an embroidered 1× Exodus 28:39
and embroiderer 1× Exodus 38:23
embroidered with 1× Exodus 39:29
embroiderers 1× Exodus 35:35
was embroidered 1× Exodus 38:18
when I was woven together 1× Psalms 139:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:36 רֹקֵֽם׃ to embroidered Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 27:16 רֹקֵ֑ם to embroidered Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 28:39 רֹקֵֽם׃ to an embroidered Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 35:35 וְרֹקֵ֞ם to embroiderers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 36:37 רֹקֵֽם׃ to embroidered Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 38:18 רֹקֵ֔ם to was embroidered Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 38:23 וְרֹקֵ֗ם to and embroiderer Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Exodus 39:29 רֹקֵ֑ם to embroidered with Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 139:15 רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי to when I was woven together Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:36
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
Exodus 8 Psalms 1
Source forms
רֹקֵֽם׃ 3x rō·qêm Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 36:37
רֹקֵ֑ם 2x rō·qêm Exodus 27:16, Exodus 39:29
וְרֹקֵ֞ם 1x wə·rō·qêm Exodus 35:35
וְרֹקֵ֗ם 1x wə·rō·qêm Exodus 38:23
רֹקֵ֔ם 1x rō·qêm Exodus 38:18
רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי 1x ruq·qam·tî Psalms 139:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 6x Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 36:37
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23
Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 7
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Participle active Exod 26:36 · Exod 27:16 · Exod 28:39 · Exod 36:37 · Exod 38:18 · Exod 39:29 6×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Ps 139:15 1×
Word Origins
רָקַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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