7540. raqad

Lexicon

raqad: To leap, to dance, to skip

Original Word: רָקַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: raqad
Pronunciation: rah-KAHD
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-kad')
Definition: To leap, to dance, to skip
Meaning: to stamp, to spring about

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dance, jump, leap, skip

A primitive root; properly, to stamp, i.e. To spring about (wildly or for joy) -- dance, jump, leap, skip.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to skip about
NASB Translation
bounding (1), dance (1), frolic (1), leap (1), leaping (1), skip (2), skip about (1), skipped (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רָקַד verb skip about (Late Hebrew Pi`el, Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew; so Aramaic רְקַד Pa`el, Pa`el; Assyrian ra‡âdu, skip, dance;, Arabic IX. run with leaps and bounds, leaping up briskly); —

Qal skip about, Perfect3masculine plural רָֽקְדוּ Psalm 114:4 (of mountains, כְּאֵילִים); Imperfect2masculine plural תִּרְקְדוּ Psalm 114:6 (id.; both of Sinai quaking at law-giving); Infinitive construct עֵת רְקוֺד Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to mourn (סְפֹד), and a time to skip about (gaily).

Pi`el dance, leap: Imperfect3masculine plural יְרַקְּדוּ Isaiah 13:21 (of שְׂעִירִים); יְרַקֵּר֑וּן Job 21:11 (of children; merrily), Joel 2:5(of locusts); Participle מְרַקֵּד 1 Chronicles 15:29 (of David; = מְכַרְכֵּר, מְפַזֵּז, in "" 2 Samuel 6:14,16); feminine singular מְרַקֵּדָה Nahum 3:2 (of jolting chariots); in 2 Samuel 6:21 a insert אֲרַקֵּד I will dance, after ׳לִפְנֵי י, ᵐ5 Th We Dr Bu HPS (מְרַקֵּד).

Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיַּרְקִידֵם Psalm 29:6 he (׳י) made them skip like calves (trees, by lightning).

רַקָּה see I. רקק. רַקּוֺן see II. רקק.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1814 (ἐξαλλομαι, exallomai): To leap, to spring up
• G3738 (ὀρχέομαι, orcheomai): To dance
• G4640 (σκιρτάω, skirtao): To leap, to jump

These Greek terms share a similar semantic field with רָקַד, emphasizing actions of leaping, dancing, and lively movement, often in contexts of joy or celebration.

Usage: The verb רָקַד (raqad) is used in the context of physical movement, often describing a lively or vigorous action such as stamping or leaping. It conveys a sense of exuberance or energetic motion.

Context: • רָקַד (raqad) appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions associated with joy, celebration, or intense emotion. The term is often used in poetic or narrative contexts to depict individuals or groups engaging in dance or movement that reflects their inner state.
• In 2 Samuel 6:16, the term is used to describe King David's actions as he danced before the LORD with all his might, illustrating a moment of profound religious and personal expression: "As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart."
• The use of רָקַד in the Hebrew Bible often highlights the cultural and religious significance of dance and movement as forms of worship and celebration. It underscores the physical expression of spiritual joy and communal participation in religious festivities.

Forms and Transliterations

וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם וירקידם יְרַקְּדוּ־ יְרַקֵּד֔וּן יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ ירקדו־ ירקדון ירקדון׃ מְרַקֵּ֣ד מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃ מרקד מרקדה׃ רְקֽוֹד׃ רָקְד֣וּ רקדו רקוד׃ תִּרְקְד֣וּ תרקדו mə·raq·qê·ḏāh mə·raq·qêḏ merakKed merakkeDah məraqqêḏ məraqqêḏāh rā·qə·ḏū rakeDu rāqəḏū rə·qō·wḏ reKod rəqōwḏ tir·qə·ḏū tirkeDu tirqəḏū vaiyarkiDem way·yar·qî·ḏêm wayyarqîḏêm yə·raq·qə·ḏū- yə·raq·qê·ḏūn yerakkedu yerakkeDun yəraqqəḏū- yəraqqêḏūn

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 15:29
HEB: הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ מְרַקֵּ֣ד וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק וַתִּ֥בֶז
NAS: David leaping and celebrating;
KJV: David dancing and playing:
INT: King David leaping and celebrating despised

Job 21:11
HEB: עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃
NAS: And their children skip about.
KJV: and their children dance.
INT: their little and their children skip

Psalm 29:6
HEB: וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם כְּמוֹ־ עֵ֑גֶל
NAS: He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
KJV: He maketh them also to skip like a calf;
INT: skip like A calf

Psalm 114:4
HEB: הֶֽ֭הָרִים רָקְד֣וּ כְאֵילִ֑ים גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת
NAS: The mountains skipped like rams,
KJV: The mountains skipped like rams,
INT: the mountains skipped rams the hills

Psalm 114:6
HEB: הֶֽ֭הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְאֵילִ֑ים גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת
NAS: O mountains, that you skip like rams?
KJV: Ye mountains, [that] ye skipped like rams;
INT: mountains you skip rams hills

Ecclesiastes 3:4
HEB: סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד׃
NAS: to mourn and a time to dance.
KJV: to mourn, and a time to dance;
INT: to mourn time to dance

Isaiah 13:21
HEB: יַֽעֲנָ֔ה וּשְׂעִירִ֖ים יְרַקְּדוּ־ שָֽׁם׃
NAS: and shaggy goats will frolic there.
KJV: there, and satyrs shall dance there.
INT: Ostriches and shaggy will frolic there

Joel 2:5
HEB: רָאשֵׁ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יְרַקֵּד֔וּן כְּקוֹל֙ לַ֣הַב
NAS: as of chariots They leap on the tops
KJV: of mountains shall they leap, like the noise
INT: the tops of the mountains leap the crackling of a flame

Nahum 3:2
HEB: דֹּהֵ֔ר וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃
NAS: horses And bounding chariots!
KJV: horses, and of the jumping chariots.
INT: Galloping chariots and bounding

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7540
9 Occurrences

mə·raq·qêḏ — 1 Occ.
mə·raq·qê·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
rā·qə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
rə·qō·wḏ — 1 Occ.
tir·qə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
way·yar·qî·ḏêm — 1 Occ.
yə·raq·qə·ḏū- — 1 Occ.
yə·raq·qê·ḏūn — 2 Occ.