rottenness, decay (always fig)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H7538 — רָקָב
ra.qav · rottenness · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Job 13:28 · כְּרָקָ֣בAnd he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him.Proverbs 12:4 · וּכְרָקָ֖בA virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.Proverbs 14:30 · וּרְקַ֖בA healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy.Hosea 5:12 · וְכָרָקָ֖בAnd I am as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.Habakkuk 3:16 · רָקָ֛בI have heard, and my belly trembleth, At the noise have my lips quivered, Rottenness doth come into my bones, And in my place I do tremble, That I rest for a day of distress, At the coming up of the people, he overcometh it.