7550. raqiq
Lexical Summary
raqiq: Thin cake, wafer

Original Word: רָקִיק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: raqiyq
Pronunciation: rah-KEEK
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-keek')
KJV: cake, wafer
NASB: wafers, wafer
Word Origin: [from, H7556 (רָקַק - spits) in its original sense]

1. a thin cake

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cake, wafer

From, raqaq in its original sense; a thin cake; -- cake, wafer.

see HEBREW raqaq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as raq
Definition
thin cake, wafer
NASB Translation
wafer (3), wafers (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רָקִיק noun masculine a thin cake, (RV) wafer (compare Arabic a thin round cake of bread), always of unleavened bread: Exodus 29:23 = Leviticus 8:26 אֶחָד ׳ר, רְקִיק מַצָּה אֶחָד Numbers 6:19, רְקִיקֵי מַצּוֺת Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4; Leviticus 7:12; Numbers 6:15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 23:29. — ᵐ5 λάγανον.

Topical Lexicon
Meaning and Form

רָקִיק denotes a thin, flat cake or wafer prepared from finely milled wheat flour. In every occurrence it is unleavened and incorporates olive oil—either mixed into the dough, spread upon the surface, or both. Its delicate, fragile form contrasts with the heavier loaves (לחם) of ordinary bread, highlighting a distinct liturgical purpose rather than everyday sustenance.

Role in the Levitical Grain Offerings

Leviticus 2:4 places the wafer among the permitted shapes of the מִנְחָה, the grain offering. Being unleavened, it avoids the corruption symbolized by fermentation (Leviticus 2:11) and, when anointed or saturated with oil, becomes a tangible picture of purity empowered by the Spirit. Though lacking blood, this offering is said to be “a pleasing aroma to the LORD,” revealing that devotion expressed through the simplest elements of creation—flour and oil—can still ascend acceptably when presented in obedience.

Priestly Ordination and Consecration

Exodus 29:2, 23 and Leviticus 8:26 integrate wafers into the ritual that inaugurated Aaron and his sons. They were set upon the hands of the priests and then waved before the LORD with the ram of ordination. The act demonstrated that even the most delicate forms of sustenance become holy when touched by consecrated hands, and it underscored the priests’ new privilege to handle what is offered to God. renders Exodus 29:2: “And from fine wheat flour, make bread without yeast—cakes mixed with oil, and wafers coated with oil.” The layering of oil on already oil-mixed dough intensifies the image of the Spirit’s sufficiency for priestly service.

Thanksgiving and Fellowship Offerings

Leviticus 7:12 prescribes wafers among the assortment brought for a peace offering of thanksgiving. Shared between altar, priest, and worshiper, the wafer participates in a communal meal that celebrates covenant fellowship. Its unleavened nature maintains ritual integrity while its thinness makes it suitable for distribution, reinforcing the ideal of mutual enjoyment of God’s provision.

Nazirite Vow Fulfillment

Numbers 6:15, 19 enlists wafers at the completion of the Nazirite vow. The hair of the Nazirite is placed “on the fire under the sacrifice of the peace offering” (Numbers 6:18), after which a priest presents “a basket of unleavened cakes and wafers” (6:15). The pairing of consecrated hair with fragile wafers dramatizes the vow’s culmination: dedication passes from temporary human effort to a fragrant offering entirely consumed for God’s glory.

Temple Service in the Monarchy

1 Chronicles 23:29 records that Levites under David were to prepare “the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the unleavened wafers, what is baked on the pan, and what is mixed”. Wafers thus persist from Sinai through the united monarchy, attesting to a stable liturgical tradition and to God’s sustaining grace across generations.

Symbolic and Christological Significance

1. Unleavened—Without yeast, the wafer foreshadows the sinlessness of Jesus Christ, “a lamb without blemish or spot” (1 Peter 1:19).
2. Fragile—Its thinness speaks of humility (Philippians 2:7) and of the body willingly broken (Luke 22:19).
3. Anointed—The pervasive oil anticipates the Messiah, the “Anointed One,” upon whom the Spirit rests without measure (John 3:34).
4. Shared—In peace and ordination offerings, the wafer points to New-Covenant fellowship in the Lord’s Supper, where believers partake of one bread (1 Corinthians 10:17).

Practical Lessons for Believers Today

• God values obedience over ostentation; a simple wafer offered in faith delights Him.
• Spiritual service requires the continual anointing of the Spirit, pictured by oil-soaked wafers.
• Fellowship with God produces fellowship among His people, illustrated by the communal distribution of the wafer in thanksgiving offerings.
• Lifelong vows and temporary dedications alike find completion only when surrendered to the altar, echoing the Nazirite’s final presentation of wafers.

Forms and Transliterations
וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י וְרָקִ֣יק וּרְקִ֥יק וּרְקִיקֵ֥י ולרקיקי ורקיק ורקיקי ū·rə·qî·qê ū·rə·qîq ureKik urekiKei ūrəqîq ūrəqîqê velirkiKei veraKik wə·lir·qî·qê wə·rā·qîq wəlirqîqê wərāqîq
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 29:2
HEB: בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
NAS: and unleavened wafers spread
KJV: with oil, and wafers unleavened
INT: mixed oil wafers and unleavened spread

Exodus 29:23
HEB: שֶׁ֛מֶן אַחַ֖ת וְרָקִ֣יק אֶחָ֑ד מִסַּל֙
NAS: and one wafer from the basket
KJV: bread, and one wafer out of the basket
INT: oil and one wafer and one the basket

Leviticus 2:4
HEB: בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֥ים
NAS: or unleavened wafers spread
KJV: or unleavened wafers anointed
INT: mixed oil wafers unleavened spread

Leviticus 7:12
HEB: בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
NAS: and unleavened wafers spread
KJV: and unleavened wafers anointed
INT: mixed oil wafers and unleavened spread

Leviticus 8:26
HEB: שֶׁ֛מֶן אַחַ֖ת וְרָקִ֣יק אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙
NAS: and one wafer, and placed
KJV: bread, and one wafer, and put
INT: oil and one wafer and one and placed

Numbers 6:15
HEB: בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
NAS: and unleavened wafers spread
KJV: with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread
INT: mixed oil wafers and unleavened spread

Numbers 6:19
HEB: מִן־ הַסַּ֔ל וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד
NAS: unleavened wafer, and shall put
KJV: unleavened wafer, and shall put
INT: out of the basket wafer unleavened and one

1 Chronicles 23:29
HEB: וּלְסֹ֤לֶת לְמִנְחָה֙ וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י הַמַּצּ֔וֹת וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת
NAS: and unleavened wafers, or [what is baked in] the pan
KJV: and for the unleavened cakes, and for [that which is baked in] the pan,
INT: and the fine offering wafers and unleavened the pan

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7550
8 Occurrences


ū·rə·qîq — 1 Occ.
ū·rə·qî·qê — 4 Occ.
wə·lir·qî·qê — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·qîq — 2 Occ.

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