Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
embroidery
Usage: variegated stuff, embroidered
Strong's Number
H7553
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
4
Strong's H7553 Quick Answer
Strong's H7553 רִקמָה (riqmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. riqmah (rik-maw') n-f. 1. variegation of color 2. specifically, embroidery It has 11 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include broidered, divers, and raiment. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- riqmah (rik-maw') n-f. 1. variegation of color 2. specifically, embroidery
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- broidered, divers, and raiment
Meaning and Definition
riqmah (rik-maw') n-f. 1. variegation of color 2. specifically, embroidery [from H7551] KJV: broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides). Root(s): H7551
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7553. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7553 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render riqmah, 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.
How Strong's H7553 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7553 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 H7553 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7553.
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7553, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 8 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7553 FAQ
What does riqmah (רִקְמָה) mean?
Riqmah (Strong's H7553) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "divers colours". riqmah (rik-maw') n-f. 1. variegation of color 2. specifically, embroidery
How many times is riqmah (רִקְמָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H7553 across 4 books.
Where can I study riqmah (רִקְמָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7553 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate riqmah (רִקְמָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as broidered, divers, and raiment. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.