HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7557
רַקַּת
raq.qat — Rakkath
Rakkath = "shore" a fortified city in Naphtali Also named: Tiberias (Τιβεριάς "Tiberias" G5085H)
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Rakkath
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Historical dictionary entry
Shore-town, a “fenced city” of the tribe of Naphtali (Josh. 19:35). The old name of Tiberias, according to the Rabbins.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.