Know the Word.

Hebrew word

râkak

raw-kak'

רָכַךְ

What it means

to soften, used figuratively

to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • faint2
  • tender2
  • soft1
  • softer1
  • mollified1
  • fainthearted1

Every place it appears 8

Deuteronomy20:3
2 Kings22:19
2 Chronicles34:27
Psalms55:21
Isaiah1:67:4
Jeremiah51:46
râkak — Hebrew word meaning “to soften, used figuratively”