רָגַעrâgaʻ

רָגַע: disturb

Pronunciation: raw-gah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7280

Meanings

Qal: construct (Job 26:12; Jeremiah 31:35; Isaiah 51:15)

Hiph`il: denominative from רֶגַע make a twinkling (Job 20:5; Proverbs 12:19; Jeremiah 49:19)

רָגַע: be at rest, repose

Niph`al: repose (Jeremiah 47:6)

Hiph`il

a. give rest to (Jeremiah 31:2; Jeremiah 50:34; Deuteronomy 7:24)

b. rest, repose (Deuteronomy 28:65; Isaiah 34:14; Ecclesiastes 36:31)

רָגַע: harden (Job 7:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 28:65 There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the Lord will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.
  • Job 7:5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.
  • Job 26:12 By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
  • Proverbs 12:19 Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
  • Isaiah 34:14 Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest.
  • Isaiah 51:4 “Listen to me, my people. Hear me, Israel, for my law will be proclaimed, and my justice will become a light to the nations.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).