7570. rathach
Strong's Lexicon
rathach: To boil, to be hot, to be agitated

Original Word: רָתַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: rathach
Pronunciation: rah-thakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-thakh')
Definition: To boil, to be hot, to be agitated
Meaning: to boil

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "rathach," similar concepts of boiling or intense emotion can be found in Greek words like "ζέω" (zeo, Strong's G2204), which means to boil or be fervent.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "rathach" primarily conveys the idea of boiling or being hot, often used metaphorically to describe intense emotions such as anger or agitation. It can also refer to the physical process of boiling, as in the heating of water or other substances.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, boiling was a common method of cooking and preparing food. The process of boiling was not only practical but also held symbolic significance, often representing purification or transformation. The metaphorical use of "rathach" to describe emotions reflects the vivid imagery of heat and boiling as expressions of inner turmoil or fervor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to boil
NASB Translation
boil (2), seething (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[רָתַח] verb boil (Late Hebrew id.; Ecclus 43:3Hiph`il make hot; Aramaic רְתַח, boil); —

Pi`el Imperative masculine singular רַתַּח causative Ezekiel 24:5 cause to boil, bring to boiling, with accusative of thing.

Pu`al Perfect3plural רֻתְּחוּ Job 30:27 my bowels have been made to boil without quiet (figurative of violent emotion).

Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine singular יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסּיר מְצוּלָה Job 41:23 he (the crocodile) maketh the depth boil like the pot..

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
boil

A primitive root; to boil -- boil.

Forms and Transliterations
יַרְתִּ֣יחַ ירתיח רְתָחֶ֔יהָ רֻתְּח֥וּ רתחו רתחיה rə·ṯā·ḥe·hā retaCheiha rəṯāḥehā rut·tə·ḥū rutteChu ruttəḥū yar·tî·aḥ yarTiach yartîaḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 30:27
HEB: מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־ דָ֗מּוּ
NAS: I am seething within and cannot
KJV: My bowels boiled, and rested
INT: within I am seething and cannot relax

Job 41:31
HEB: יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה
NAS: He makes the depths boil like a pot;
KJV: He maketh the deep to boil like a pot:
INT: boil A pot the depths

Ezekiel 24:5
HEB: תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ רַתַּ֣ח רְתָחֶ֔יהָ גַּם־ בָּשְׁל֥וּ
NAS: under the pot. Make it boil vigorously.
KJV: also the bones under it, [and] make it boil well,
INT: under vigorously boil Also seethe

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7570
3 Occurrences


rə·ṯā·ḥe·hā — 1 Occ.
rut·tə·ḥū — 1 Occ.
yar·tî·aḥ — 1 Occ.
















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