Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to weave
Usage: 1) to variegate, mix colours 1a) (Qal) variegator (worker in colours) (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven
Strong's Number
H7551
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
2
Strong's H7551 Quick Answer
Strong's H7551 רָקַם (raqam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. raqam (raw-kam') v. 1. to variegate color, i.e. embroider 2. (by implication) to fabricate It has 9 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include needlework, embroiderer, embroider, and curiously. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- raqam (raw-kam') v. 1. to variegate color, i.e. embroider 2. (by implication) to fabricate
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- needlework, embroiderer, embroider, and curiously
Meaning and Definition
raqam (raw-kam') v. 1. to variegate color, i.e. embroider 2. (by implication) to fabricate [a primitive root] KJV: embroiderer, needlework, curiously work.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7551. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7551 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render raqam, 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.
needlework
Exodus 26:36
5×
embroiderer
Exodus 35:35
2×
curiously
Psalms 139:15
embroider
Exodus 28:39
How Strong's H7551 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7551 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 H7551 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7551.
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7551, grouped by book.
Exodus 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7551 FAQ
What does raqam (רָקַם) mean?
Raqam (Strong's H7551) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "variegate color". raqam (raw-kam') v. 1. to variegate color, i.e. embroider 2. (by implication) to fabricate
How many times is raqam (רָקַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H7551 across 2 books.
Where can I study raqam (רָקַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7551 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate raqam (רָקַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as needlework, embroiderer, embroider, and curiously. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.