rottenness, decay (always fig)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H7538 — רָקָב
ra.qav · rottenness · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Job 13:28 · כְּרָקָ֣בthough I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.Proverbs 12:4 · וּכְרָקָ֖בA worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.Proverbs 14:30 · וּרְקַ֖בThe life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.Hosea 5:12 · וְכָרָקָ֖בTherefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.Habakkuk 3:16 · רָקָ֛בI heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.