Lexical Summary raga': To rest, to settle, to quiet, to pacify Original Word: רָגַע Strong's Exhaustive Concordance break, divide, find ease, be a moment, cause, give, make to rest, make suddenlyA 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) -- break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly. Brown-Driver-Briggs רָגַע verb disturb (Late Hebrew Hiph`il move to and fro; perhaps transposed from Arabic  disturb, BaES 8); — Qal Perfect Job 26:12 בְּכֹחוֺ רָגַע הַיָם; Participle construct (Ges65d. 116 g. x), Jeremiah 31:35 = Isaiah 51:15 רֹגַע הַיָם וַיֶהֱמוּ גַלָּיו. Hiph`il denominative from רֶגַע make a twinkling, only 1 singular Imperfect cohortative וְעַד אִרְגִּ֫יעָה לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר and while I would twinkle (= only for a moment: compare Job 20:5) is the false tongue opposed to תִּכּוֺן לָעַד, Proverbs 12:19 (compare De); and כִּי אִרְגִּ֫יעָה. אֲרִיעֶנּוּ מֵעָלֶיתָ I will twinkle and (= I will in a moment, Ges§ 120g; compare Hi) chase them away from it, Jeremiah 49:19 = Jeremiah 50:44. (Ba§ 86 as substantive = רֶגַע, of the very rare type 'aqtîl; ה-; as Ges§ 90 f.) II. רָגַע verb be at rest, repose (probably = Arabic Niph`al imperative2feminine singular Jeremiah 47:6 (of sword) be gathered into thy scabbard, הֵרָֽגְעִי וָדֹ֫מִּי repose, and be still. Hiph`il a. transitive give rest to; — Infinitive construct Jeremiah 31:2 הָלוֺךְ לְהַרְגִּיעוֺ I will go to give him (Israel) rest, Jeremiah 50:34 לְמַעַן הִרְגִּיעַ אתהֿאדץ (on ׳הִ, see Ges§ 53l DrDeuteronomy 7:24; read probably ׳הַ); Isaiah 51:4 ומשׁפטי לאור עמים אַרְגִּיעַ usually I will cause my judgment (religion) to repose as, etc. (i.e. I will establish it; compare שִׂים Isaiah 42:4); but metaphor strange: hence Bachm Che Marti (joining to Isaiah 42:5) צִדְקִי (< אֲקָרֵב Isaiah 46:13) אַרְגִּיעַ אַקְרִיב in a moment (I. רָגַע Hiph`il) will I bring near, etc., Du הִרְגִּיעַ קָרֵב, Oort Ry Kit בְּרֶנַע קָרֵב (compare ᵐ5 ἐγγίζει ταχύ). b. intransitive rest, repose, Deuteronomy 28:65 ובגוים ההם לא תַרְגִּיעַ, Isaiah 34:14 שָׁם הִרְגִּ֫יעָה לִילִית. So Ecclus 36:31. III. רָגַע verb harden (Ethiopic Topical Lexicon Root and Range of Meaning רָגַע moves between two poles: on the one hand the calming or settling of what is turbulent; on the other, the sudden stirring or agitation that disrupts apparent peace. The verb therefore speaks of both the gift of rest and the God-given disturbance that precedes redemption or judgment. Occurrences and Thematic Groupings 1. Rest denied or granted: Deuteronomy 28:65; Jeremiah 31:2; Jeremiah 47:6. Covenant Rest and Its Withdrawal In Deuteronomy 28:65 the absence of רָגַע is the tangible sign of covenant curse: “Among those nations you will find no repose”. The same verb appears positively in Jeremiah 31:2 where the remnant “found grace in the wilderness” when the Lord came “to give them rest.” Scripture thus frames true repose as a covenant blessing that only God can bestow or withhold. God’s Authority over Chaotic Waters Job 26:12 declares, “By His power He quieted the sea,” while Isaiah 51:15 and Jeremiah 31:35 twice affirm that the Lord also “stirs up the sea so that its waves roar.” רָגַע therefore portrays divine sovereignty from two angles: He both subdues the primordial deep and rouses it as a warning to nations that challenge His rule. Establishing Justice for the Nations Isaiah 51:4 links רָגַע with the worldwide disclosure of God’s righteous law: “My justice will become a light to the nations.” The calming of moral chaos is as much in view as the calming of natural forces, anticipating the messianic age when righteousness and peace kiss. Suddenness in Judgment and Deliverance In Jeremiah 49:19 and 50:44 the Lord promises to act “in an instant.” The verb underscores the speed with which He can upend entrenched powers. Conversely, Jeremiah 50:34 speaks of Israel’s Redeemer who is “strong” and who will “bring rest to the land.” The same instantaneous power that topples empires secures the rest of His people. Human Experience of Unrest Job laments, “My skin is cracked and festers” (Job 7:5), a graphic picture of tormented sleeplessness. The experience anticipates Jeremiah’s personified “sword of the LORD” that longs to “cease and be still” (Jeremiah 47:6). Without divine intervention, unrest—physical, national, cosmic—persists. Ministry Significance 1. Assurance of God’s control: Whether calming or stirring the sea, the Lord remains enthroned above the flood. Summary רָגַע unites apparently opposite ideas—quiet and upheaval—into a single testimony of divine mastery. The Lord alone grants rest, disturbs complacency, silences the roaring deep, and, in His time, ushers in the final peace that will never be shaken. Forms and Transliterations אַרְגִּ֤יעָה אַרְגִּ֤עָה אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ ארגיע׃ ארגיעה ארגעה הִרְגִּ֣יעַ הִרְגִּ֣יעָה הֵרָגְעִ֖י הרגיע הרגיעה הרגעי לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ להרגיעו רָ֝גַ֗ע רָגַ֣ע רֹגַ֣ע רֹגַ֤ע רגע תַרְגִּ֔יעַ תרגיע ’ar·gi·‘āh ’ar·gî·‘āh ’ar·gî·a‘ ’argi‘āh ’argî‘āh ’argîa‘ arGia arGiah hê·rā·ḡə·‘î hêrāḡə‘î herageI hir·gî·‘āh hir·gî·a‘ hirgî‘āh hirGia hirgîa‘ hirGiah lə·har·gî·‘ōw ləhargî‘ōw lehargiO rā·ḡa‘ raGa rāḡa‘ rō·ḡa‘ roGa rōḡa‘ ṯar·gî·a‘ tarGia ṯargîa‘Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 28:65 HEB: הָהֵם֙ לֹ֣א תַרְגִּ֔יעַ וְלֹא־ יִהְיֶ֥ה NAS: nations you shall find no KJV: nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole INT: those no shall find will be no become Job 7:5 Job 26:12 Isaiah 34:14 Isaiah 51:4 Isaiah 51:15 Jeremiah 31:2 Jeremiah 31:35 Jeremiah 47:6 Jeremiah 49:19 Jeremiah 50:34 Jeremiah 50:44 12 Occurrences |
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