raq.qach denotes people identified in Nehemiah 3:8 as perfumers working on Jerusalem’s repair.

The attested use identifies a group of perfumers: in Nehemiah 3:8, they are named through Hananiah while participating in the repair work.

1. Perfumers named in a repair roster · dominant

   The masculine plural absolute form occurs in the phrase identifying Hananiah in Nehemiah 3:8. In Nehemiah 3:8 the APB renders the clause "Hananiah son of the perfumers strengthened the next section," placing the group within the account of work on Jerusalem’s wall.

   Nehemiah 3:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 3:8, the APB presents the group in the phrase "Hananiah son of the perfumers." This identifies the clause’s presentation rather than isolating an exact English equivalent.