רִקְמָהriqmâh
variegated stuff, (woven or embroidered), (piece of) (Judges 5:30; Ezekiel 16:18; Ezekiel 26:16; Psalms 45:15; Ezekiel 16:10)
Pronunciation: rik-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7553
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Judges 5:30 ‘They must be dividing the captured plunder— with a woman or two for every man. There will be colorful robes for Sisera, and colorful, embroidered robes for me. Yes, the plunder will include colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.
- Psalms 45:14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.
- Ezekiel 16:10 I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather.
- Ezekiel 16:13 And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!
- Ezekiel 16:18 You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to dress your idols. Then you used my special oil and my incense to worship them.
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).