Lexicon
רָחַף
ra.chaph
H7363A
H:V Hebrew

be weak

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ra.chaph describes a condition of weakness in the speaker's bones amid distress.

The sole attested use describes bodily weakness: in Jeremiah 23:9 the speaker says that all his bones have grown weak while speaking concerning the prophets.

Senses in use

  1. Become weak in bodily distress · dominant

    In Jeremiah 23:9, the Qal perfect third common plural form occurs in the statement about “all my bones”; the APB renders the clause, “all my bones have grown weak,” within the speaker's distress concerning the prophets.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 23:9, the APB presents the clause as “all my bones have grown weak.” This rendering confirms the verse's portrayal of weakness without isolating every lexical contribution.

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