רָגַע

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb13 occurrences5 books13 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids)
Traditional renderings: break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Deuteronomy 28:65תַרְגִּ֔יעַ · repose
    Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
  2. Job 7:5רָ֝גַ֗ע · is cracked
    My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
  3. Job 26:12רָגַ֣ע · He stirred
    By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
  4. Proverbs 12:19אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה · a moment
    Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
  5. Isaiah 34:14הִרְגִּ֣יעָה · will settle
    The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
  6. Isaiah 51:4אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ · I will bring it about quickly
    Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.
  7. Isaiah 51:15רֹגַ֣ע · who stirs up
    For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  8. Jeremiah 31:2לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ · to find rest
    This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”
  9. Jeremiah 31:35רֹגַ֤ע · who stirs up
    Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
  10. Jeremiah 47:6הֵרָגְעִ֖י · cease
    ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
  11. Jeremiah 49:19אַרְגִּ֤יעָה · in an instant
    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
  12. Jeremiah 50:34הִרְגִּ֣יעַ · He may bring rest
    Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
  13. Jeremiah 50:44אַרְגִּ֤עָה · in an instant
    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”