ra.qam denotes textile workmanship in sanctuary coverings and garments, and describes the speaker as woven in secret.

The dominant use identifies a skilled worker or workmanship associated with colored linen fabrics for tent coverings, a court gate covering, and priestly clothing. In Psalm 139:15, the term occurs in the speaker's account of being made in secret and woven in the depths.

1. Textile workmanship for sacred fabrics · dominant

   The Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, occurs in clauses describing the work associated with coverings, a gate curtain, and clothing. In Exodus 26:36 the APB renders the tent entrance covering as “the work of an embroiderer,” while Exodus 28:39 describes the girdle as “woven work”; Exodus 38:18 calls the gate covering “the work of embroidery.”

   Exodus 26:36Exodus 27:16Exodus 28:39Exodus 35:35Exodus 38:18Exodus 39:29
2. Being woven in hidden formation · rare

   In Psalm 139:15, the Pual perfect first common singular appears in the speaker's statement that his frame was not hidden when he was made in secret. The APB renders the clause “when I was woven in the depths of the earth.”

   Psalm 139:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Exodus, the APB uses “embroiderer,” “weaver,” “woven work,” and “embroidery” in the relevant fabric-work clauses; Psalm 139:15 has “woven.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed equivalents for the lemma.