H7551

רָקַם

ra.qamH:V

to weave

1) to variegate, mix colours 1a) (Qal) variegator (worker in colours) (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[רָקַם] verb variegate (Late Hebrew id.; so Arabic , Ethiopic , compare ᵑ7 רְקָם, רִקְמָתָא variegated cloth or skin, Syriac freckles); —

Qal Participle active רֹקֵם, as substantive variegator, worker (weaver) in colours, with ב mater. Exod 38:23, ׳מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחשֵׁב וְר Exod 35:35 especially ׳מַעֲשֵׂה ר variegator's work Exod 26:69; Exod 27:16; Exod 28:39 = Exod 36:37; Exod 38:18; Exod 39:29 (all P; all with mater. except Exod 28:39). Pu`al Perfect 1 singular רֻקַּמְתִּי Ps 139:15 I was skilfully wrought (woven, || סכד vPs 139:13).


6 occurrences

Exodus (5), Psalms (1)