7555. riqqua
Berean Strong's Lexicon
riqqua: Overlay, plating, hammered work

Original Word: רִקֻּעַ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: riqqua
Pronunciation: rik-KOO-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (rik-koo'-ah)
Definition: Overlay, plating, hammered work
Meaning: beaten out, a, plate

Word Origin: From the root רָקַע (raqa), meaning "to beat out" or "to spread out."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of overlaying or plating can be related to Greek terms used for similar craftsmanship, such as χρυσόω (chrysoō), meaning "to gild" or "to overlay with gold."

Usage: The term "riqqua" refers to something that has been beaten or hammered out, typically metal, to form a thin layer or overlay. It is often used in the context of craftsmanship, particularly in the construction of sacred objects or structures, where metal is shaped and spread out to cover or adorn surfaces.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, metalworking was a highly skilled craft. Artisans would hammer metals like gold, silver, or bronze into thin sheets to overlay wooden structures or create decorative elements. This technique was especially significant in the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple, where such craftsmanship was used to honor God and reflect His glory. The use of "riqqua" in sacred contexts underscores the importance of beauty and precision in worship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raqa
Definition
expansion
NASB Translation
hammered (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[רִקּוּעַ] noun [masculine] expansion; — plural construct וְעָשׂוּ אֹתָם רִקֻּעֵי פַחִים Numbers 17:3 expansions of plates, i.e. they shall be beaten into broad plates.

I. רקק (√of following; Arabic be thin, also figurative be weak, slender, scanty, etc.; Ethiopic be thin, thin; Syriac Pa`el, Aph`el make thin, thin).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
broad

From raqa'; beaten out, i.e. A (metallic) plate -- broad.

see HEBREW raqa'

Forms and Transliterations
רִקֻּעֵ֤י רקעי rikkuEi riq·qu·‘ê riqqu‘ê
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 16:38
HEB: וְעָשׂ֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם רִקֻּעֵ֤י פַחִים֙ צִפּ֣וּי
NAS: let them be made into hammered sheets
KJV: let them make them broad plates
INT: of their lives them be made hammered sheets A plating

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7555
1 Occurrence


riq·qu·‘ê — 1 Occ.
















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