Râqad — H7540

H7540 · Hebrew — רקד

Pronunciation: raw-kad'

Definition

verb

properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)

  1. to skip about
    1. (Qal) to skip about
    2. (Piel) to dance, leap
    3. (Hiphil) to make to skip

Usually translated as

dance, leap, skip, jump

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râqad occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Joel (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — R