Lexicon
רָגַע
ra.ga
H7280C
H:V Hebrew

to harden

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Hebrew
Language

ra.ga describes skin becoming hard in Job 7:5.

The sole attested use describes a person’s skin becoming hard before breaking out again in Job 7:5.

Senses in use

  1. Skin becoming hard · dominant

    In Job 7:5, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause about the speaker’s skin; the APB renders the verse, “my skin hardens and then breaks out afresh.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 7:5, the APB presents the clause as “my skin hardens and then breaks out afresh.” This identifies the clause’s presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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