Râqâb — H7538

H7538 · Hebrew — רקב

Pronunciation: raw-kawb'

Definition

masculine noun

decay (by caries)

  1. rottenness, decay (always fig)

Usually translated as

rottenness

Origin

from H7537

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râqâb occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Proverbs (2), Hosea (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — R