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title: רַקָּה — the temple · The Tanakh dictionary
description: רַקָּה (7541), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 5 times: the temple. BDB 1906: n.f. the temple. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# רַקָּה

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«רַקָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **the temple** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 5 times · **Key:** 7541 · **BDB:** רַקָּה²

### Glosses

temple (5)

### Meaning (OSHB)

the temple [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7541/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. the temple [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7541/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. the temple (of the head): Ju 4:21 וַתִּתְקַע הַיָּתֵד בְרַקָּתוֹ, v 22 5:26 וּמָֽחְצָה וְחָֽלְפָה רַקָּתוֹ, Ct 4:3 = 6:7 כְּפֶלַח הָרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «רַקָּה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1512/7541/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Song of Songs 6:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.6.7/)

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כְּפֶ֤לַח הָרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃

*Word for word:* \[is\].like.(the) slice of.(the) pomegranate temple your from behind to veil your

*JPS 1917:* Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

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[Song of Songs 4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG.4.3/)

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כְּח֤וּט הַשָּׁנִי֙ שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ נָאוֶ֑ה כְּפֶ֤לַח הָֽרִמּוֹן֙ רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ מִבַּ֖עַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃

*Word for word:* \[are\].like.(the) thread of.(the) scarlet lips your and mouth(s) your \[is\].lovely \[is\].like.(the) slice of.(the) pomegranate temple your from behind to veil your

*JPS 1917:* Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

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