רָכַלrâkal
probably go about, from one to another (for trade or gossip)
Pronunciation: raw-kal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7402
Meanings
Qal: as substantive = trafficker, trader (Song of Solomon 3:6; Ezekiel 27:3; Ezekiel 27:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 10:15 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.
- Nehemiah 3:31 Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner.
- Nehemiah 3:32 The other goldsmiths and merchants repaired the wall from that corner to the Sheep Gate.
- Nehemiah 13:20 The merchants and tradesmen with a variety of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice.
- Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness like a cloud of smoke? Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense and every kind of spice?
- Ezekiel 17:4 and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders.
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).