raq describes the emaciated cows in Pharaoh's dream and the years of famine they signify.

The attested use describes cows as physically emaciated in Pharaoh's dream; in Genesis 41:27 those cows also represent years of famine.

1. Emaciated cows in Pharaoh's dream · dominant

   The feminine plural forms describe the seven cows that follow the first seven: in Genesis 41:19 the APB renders them as “thin in flesh,” and in Genesis 41:20 as “the thin and bad cows.” In Genesis 41:27 the same description of the cows is carried into their interpretation as seven years of famine.

   Genesis 41:19Genesis 41:20Genesis 41:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the cows as “thin in flesh” and “thin.” These renderings confirm the verse context rather than isolate the term independently.