Strongs Number: H7554
| Hebrew Word: | רָקַע |
| Transliteration: | râqaʻ |
| Phonetic: | raw-kah' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication to overlay (with thin sheets of metal) |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to beat, stamp, beat out, spread out, stretch a. (Qal) 1. to stamp, beat out 2. one who beats out (participle) b. (Piel) to overlay, beat out (for plating) c. (Pual) beaten out (participle) d. (Hiphil) to make a spreading (of clouds) |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {beat} make {broad} spread abroad ({forth} {over} {out} into {plates}) {stamp} stretch. |