Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
temple
Usage: temple, the temple (of the head)
Strong's Number
H7541
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
2
Strong's H7541 Quick Answer
Strong's H7541 רַקָּה (raqqah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. raqqah (rak-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) thinness, i.e. the side of the head [feminine of H7534] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include head. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- raqqah (rak-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) thinness, i.e. the side of the head [feminine of H7534]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- head
Meaning and Definition
raqqah (rak-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) thinness, i.e. the side of the head [feminine of H7534] KJV: temple. Root(s): H7534
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7541. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7541 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render raqqah, 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.
head
Judges 5:26
How Strong's H7541 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 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7541 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 H7541 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7541.
Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7541, grouped by book.
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7541 FAQ
What does raqqah (רַקָּה) mean?
Raqqah (Strong's H7541) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "temple". raqqah (rak-kaw') n-f. 1. (properly) thinness, i.e. the side of the head [feminine of H7534]
How many times is raqqah (רַקָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H7541 across 2 books.
Where can I study raqqah (רַקָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7541 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate raqqah (רַקָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as head. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.