Strong H72803 sensesרָגַע

to disturb · to rest · to harden

Transliteration
râga‛
Pronunciation
raw-gah'

The 3 senses of Strong H7280

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7280 appears in 13 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to disturbH7280Ato act in an instant, stir up, disturb6 verses · 4 books
  2. to restH7280Bto rest or repose, be at rest or repose, settle, quiet, give rest6 verses · Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Jeremiah
  3. to hardenH7280C1 verse · Job

General definition

A primitive root; properly to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with {waves} the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to {settle} that {is} quiet; specifically to wink (from the motion of the eye lids): - {break} {divide} find {ease} be a {moment} ({cause} {give} make to) {rest} make suddenly.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • rest5
  • divideth2
  • break1
  • divide1
  • ease1
  • moment1
  • suddenly1
  • will1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 28:65
    And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
  2. Job 7:5
    My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
  3. Job 26:12
    He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
  4. Proverbs 12:19
    The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
  5. Isaiah 34:14
    The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
  6. Isaiah 51:4
    Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
  7. Isaiah 51:15
    But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.
  8. Jeremiah 31:2
    Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
  9. Jeremiah 31:35
    Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
  10. Jeremiah 47:6
    O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
  11. Jeremiah 49:19
    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
  12. Jeremiah 50:34
    Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
  13. Jeremiah 50:44
    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?