רָקַק
ra.qaq
H7556
H:V
Hebrew
to spit
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Hebrew
Language
ra.qaq denotes spitting on another person in the bodily-discharge instruction of Leviticus 15:8.
The attested use describes a man with a discharge spitting on someone who is clean, an act followed in the verse by washing and remaining unclean until evening.
Senses in use
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Spitting on a clean person · dominant
In Leviticus 15:8, the Qal imperfect masculine singular form occurs in the condition involving a man with a discharge and one who is clean. The APB renders the clause, "if the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean," before stating the washing requirement.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 15:8, the APB presents the action as "spits on one who is clean." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause clearly depicts the action in the stated condition.