Lexicon rakal: To go about, to trade, to peddle, to slander Original Word: רָכַל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance spice merchant A primitive root; to travel for trading -- (spice) merchant. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition probably to go about NASB Translation merchant (2), merchants (3), traded (4), traders (8). Brown-Driver-Briggs [רָכַל] verb probably go about, from one to another (for trade or gossip) (? connected with רגל; compare Arabic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Qal Participle רוֺכֵל Songs 3:6; feminine singular construct רֹכֶ֫לֶת Ezekiel 27:3, suffix רֹכַלְתֵךְ Ezekiel 27:20; Ezekiel 27:23; masculine plural רֹכְלִים 1 Kings 10:15 +, etc.; — as substantive = trafficker, trader: usually plural, Nahum 3:16; Ezekiel 17:4 (׳עִיר ר), Ezekiel 27:13,15,17,22 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 27:23a (< strike out Toy Krae), Ezekiel 27:24; Nehemiah 3:31,32; Nehemiah 13:20 ( + מֹרֵי כָלמִֿמְכָּר); ׳מִסְחַר הָר 1 Kings 10:15 (text dubious; compare ׳מ p.695); singular figurative of Tyre, רֹכֶלֶת הָעַמִּים אֶלאִֿיִּים רַכִּים Ezekiel 27:8, of a people Ezekiel 27:20; Ezekiel 27:23b (plural MezHarran 34 Krae, see also כִּלְמֶד); singular of person only אַבְקַת רוֺכֵל Songs 3:6. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1710 (ἐμπορεύομαι, emporeuomai): To travel, to traffic, to trade Usage: The verb רָכַל is used in the context of traveling for the purpose of trade or commerce. It implies the act of moving from place to place to conduct business, often associated with merchants or traders. Context: The Hebrew verb רָכַל (rakal) is a primitive root that primarily denotes the action of traveling for trade. This term is often associated with the activities of merchants who journey from one location to another to buy and sell goods. The concept of רָכַל is deeply embedded in the ancient Near Eastern culture, where trade routes and commerce were vital for economic and cultural exchanges. Forms and Transliterations הָרֹכְלִ֑ים הָרֹכְלִ֜ים הרכלים וְהָרֹכְלִ֑ים וְהָרֹכְלִֽים׃ והרכלים והרכלים׃ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְ רֹֽכַלְתֵּ֔ךְ רֹכְלִ֖ים רֹכְלֵ֖י רֹכְלֵ֤י רֹכְלַ֙יִךְ֙ רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ רֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ רֹכַלְתֵּֽךְ׃ רוֹכֵֽל׃ רוכל׃ רכלי רכליך רכלים רכלת רכלתך רכלתך׃ hā·rō·ḵə·lîm harocheLim hārōḵəlîm rō·ḵal·têḵ rō·ḵə·la·yiḵ rō·ḵə·lā·yiḵ rō·ḵə·lê rō·ḵe·leṯ rō·ḵə·lîm rō·w·ḵêl rochalTech roChel rocheLayich rocheLei roChelet rocheLim rōḵaltêḵ rōḵəlayiḵ rōḵəlāyiḵ rōḵəlê rōḵeleṯ rōḵəlîm rōwḵêl veharocheLim wə·hā·rō·ḵə·lîm wəhārōḵəlîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 10:15 HEB: הַתָּרִ֔ים וּמִסְחַ֖ר הָרֹכְלִ֑ים וְכָל־ מַלְכֵ֥י NAS: and the wares of the merchants and all KJV: and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings INT: Tokahath and the wares of the merchants and all the kings Nehemiah 3:31 Nehemiah 3:32 Nehemiah 13:20 Songs 3:6 Ezekiel 17:4 Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:13 Ezekiel 27:15 Ezekiel 27:17 Ezekiel 27:20 Ezekiel 27:22 Ezekiel 27:22 Ezekiel 27:23 Ezekiel 27:23 Ezekiel 27:24 Nahum 3:16 17 Occurrences |