7576. rathaq
Strong's Lexicon
rathaq: To bind, to chain, to fetter

Original Word: רָתַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: rathaq
Pronunciation: rah-thak
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-thak')
Definition: To bind, to chain, to fetter
Meaning: to fasten

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of binding or chaining is δέω (deō), Strong's Greek #1210, which also means to bind or tie.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "rathaq" primarily conveys the action of binding or chaining, often in a physical sense. It is used to describe the act of securing someone or something with chains or fetters, typically in contexts involving imprisonment or restraint.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, the use of chains and fetters was a common practice for restraining prisoners or captives. This practice is reflected in various biblical narratives where individuals are physically bound as a means of control or punishment. The imagery of binding is also used metaphorically in the Bible to describe spiritual or emotional captivity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bind
NASB Translation
bound (1), broken (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[רָתַק] verb bind (Arabic close up and repair, sew up; Talmud רִיתְקָא fenced enclosure); —

Pu`al Perfect3plural רֻתְּקוּ בַזִּקִּים Nahum 3:10 her great ones were bound with fetters

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יֵרָתֵק Ecclesiastes 12:6 Qr (ירחק Kt), from context = be snapped, broken; read probably יִנָּתֵק (Pfannkuche Thes and modern).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bind

A primitive root; to fasten -- bind.

Forms and Transliterations
רֻתְּק֥וּ רתקו rut·tə·qū rutteKu ruttəqū
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Englishman's Concordance
Nahum 3:10
HEB: וְכָל־ גְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָ רֻתְּק֥וּ בַזִּקִּֽים׃
NAS: her great men were bound with fetters.
KJV: and all her great men were bound in chains.
INT: and all her great were bound chains

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7576
1 Occurrence


rut·tə·qū — 1 Occ.















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