Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to trade
Usage: 1) to go about (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst)
Strong's Number
H7402
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
5
Strong's H7402 Quick Answer
Strong's H7402 רָכַל (rakal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. rakal (raw-kal') v. 1. to travel for trading [a primitive root] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include merchants, merchant, traded, and spice. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- rakal (raw-kal') v. 1. to travel for trading [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- merchants, merchant, traded, and spice
Meaning and Definition
rakal (raw-kal') v. 1. to travel for trading [a primitive root] KJV: (spice) merchant.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7402. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7402 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rakal, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
merchants
Nehemiah 3:31
9×
merchant
Song of Solomon 3:6
3×
traded
Ezekiel 27:13
2×
spice
1 Kings 10:15
How Strong's H7402 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7402 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7402 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7402.
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7402, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 9 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7402 FAQ
What does rakal (רָכַל) mean?
Strong's H7402 is a Hebrew entry for H7402 רָכַל (rakal). rakal (raw-kal') v. 1. to travel for trading [a primitive root]
How many times is rakal (רָכַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H7402 across 5 books.
Where can I study rakal (רָכַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7402 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate rakal (רָכַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as merchants, merchant, traded, and spice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.